Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) lost
4-3 to
Glenn Howard (Coldwater, ON) in the Final of the Players' Championship, held April 16 - 21, 2013 in Toronto, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, McEwen won
5-2 over
Jeff Stoughton (winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2013 Players' Championship in Toronto, Ontario; and won
8-2 over
John Epping (Toronto, ON) in the quarterfinals. of the 2013 Players' Championship in Toronto, Ontario;
McEwen finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McEwen defeated
Greg Balsdon (Toronto, ON) 10-5, then won
6-4 against
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) and
5-4 against
Mark Kean (Toronto, ON). McEwen went on to lose
5-3 against
Howard in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Players' Championship, McEwen take home
30.000 world rankings points along with the $15,500CDN prize, remaining in 2nd place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 12 after improving upon their best so far this season. McEwen ranks 6th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
197.560 points earned so far this season.
