Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) lost
5-4 to
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, NONT) in the Final of the Home Hardware Canada Cup of Curling, held December 5 - 9, 2018 in Estevan, Saskatchewan. To advance to the championship game, Koe won
7-5 over
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) in the semifinals of the 2018 Home Hardware Canada Cup of Curling in Estevan, Saskatchewan;
Koe finished 4-2 in the 7-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Koe lost
9-5 to
Jacobs, then responded with a
9-6 win over
Matt Dunstone (Regina, SK). Koe won
8-6 against
John Epping (Toronto, ON), then won
4-2 against
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) and
10-3 against
Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB). Koe went on to lose
11-6 against
Gushue in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Home Hardware Canada Cup of Curling, Koe take home
63.583 world rankings points along with the $17,000CDN prize, moving up 1 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 2nd place overall with
505.746 total points. Koe ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
325.694 points earned so far this season.
