Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) lost
7-6 to
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) in the Final of the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings, held December 2 - 10, 2017 in Ottawa, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, McEwen won
6-4 over
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) in the semifinals of the 2017 Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings in Ottawa, Ontario;
McEwen finished 5-3 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McEwen defeated
Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB) 7-3, then won
3-1 against
John Morris (Vernon, BC) and
8-5 against
John Epping (Toronto, ON). McEwen went on to lose
6-5 against
Koe. McEwen responded with a
10-4 win over
Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK). McEwen went on to lose
8-3 against
Gushue. McEwen lost
6-3 to
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, ON) where McEwen responded with a
6-4 win over
Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings, McEwen take home
69.935 world rankings points, moving up 1 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 5th place overall with
637.835 total points. McEwen ranks 4th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
297.137 points earned so far this season.
