Glenn Howard (Coldwater, ON) won
4-3 over
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Players' Championship, held April 16 - 21, 2013 in Toronto, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Howard won
6-3 over
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste. Marie, ON) in the semifinals of the 2013 Players' Championship in Toronto, Ontario; and won
7-6 over
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) in the quarterfinals.
Howard finished 4-0 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Howard defeated
Mark Kean (Toronto, ON) 5-4, then won
4-2 against
Greg Balsdon (Toronto, ON) and
5-4 against
Gushue. Howard won
5-3 against
McEwen in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Players' Championship Championship title, Howard earned
45.000 world rankings points along with the $26,000CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 1st place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 30 after improving upon their best so far this season. Howard ranks 2nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
233.530 points earned so far this season.
