Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) lost
7-5 to
Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Canad Inns Men's Classic, held October 12 - 15, 2018 at the Portage Curling Club in Portage La Prairie, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Koe won
4-3 over
Karsten Sturmay (Edmonton, AB) in the semifinals of the 2018 Canad Inns Men's Classic in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada; and won
6-4 over
Glenn Howard (Penetanguishe, ON) in the quarterfinals.
Koe finished 3-0 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Koe defeated
Kelly Marnoch (Portage la Prairie, MB) 9-1, then won
7-1 against
Charley Thomas (Toronto, ON) and
9-5 against
Daniel Wenzek (Langley, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Canad Inns Men's Classic, Koe take home
50.875 world rankings points along with the $10,000CDN prize, remaining in 3rd place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
466.924 total points. Koe ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
142.830 points earned so far this season.
