Sven Michel (Adelboden, SUI) lost
8-0 to
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Cactus Pheasant Classic, held October 24 - 27, 2013 in Brooks, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Michel won
5-3 over
Thomas Ulsrud (Oslo, NOR) in the semifinals of the 2013 Cactus Pheasant Classic in Brooks, Alberta; and won
6-4 over
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) in the quarterfinals.
Michel finished 3-0 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Michel defeated
Chang-Min Kim (Uiseong, KOR) 5-3, then won
6-5 against
Ulsrud and
4-1 against
Rob Fowler (Brandon, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Cactus Pheasant Classic, Michel take home
25.000 world rankings points along with the $14,000CDN prize, moving up 1 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 12th place overall with
149.175 total points. Michel ranks 9th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
58.665 points earned so far this season.
