Kevin Koe (Calgary, CAN) won
5-3 over
Qiang Zou (Beijing, CHN) in the Final of the Curling World Cup Grand Final, held May 8 - 12, 2019 in Beijing, China.
Koe finished 4-2 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Koe lost
6-2 to
Yannick Schwaller (Bern, SUI), then responded with a
5-4 win over
Thomas Ulsrud (Oslo, NOR). Koe won
9-2 against
Ross Paterson (Glasgow, SCO). Koe went on to lose
9-3 against
Schwaller. Koe responded with a
4-3 win over
Ulsrud. Koe won
7-6 against
Paterson in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Curling World Cup Grand Final Championship title, Koe earned
64.526 world rankings points along with the $55,213CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 1st place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 13.651 after improving upon their best so far this season. Koe ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
512.335 points earned so far this season.
