Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) won
8-1 over
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, NONT) in the Final of the IG Wealth Management Western Showdown, held October 8 - 11, 2021 at the Swift Current Curling Club in Swift Current, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Koe won
5-3 over
Pat Simmons (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2021 IG Wealth Management Western Showdown in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada; and won
6-5 over
Kody Hartung (Saskatoon, SK) in the quarterfinals. of the 2021 IG Wealth Management Western Showdown in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada;
Koe finished 5-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Koe defeated
Rylan Kleiter (Saskatoon, SK) 7-5, then went on to lose
8-7 against
Tyler Tardi (Surrey, BC). Koe responded with a
8-6 win over
Jason Jacobson (Saskatoon, SK). Koe went on to lose
4-3 against
Matt Dunstone (Regina, SK). Koe responded with a
5-3 win over
Shaun Meachem (Swift Current, SK). Koe won
6-2 against
Soo-Hyuk Kim (Gyeongbuk, KOR), then won
6-4 against
Jacobson in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the IG Wealth Management Western Showdown Championship title, Koe earned
61.758 world rankings points along with the $14,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 3 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 5th place overall with
244.458 total points. Koe ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
105.653 points earned so far this season.
