Mike McEwen (Toronto, ON) won
8-3 over
Glenn Howard (Penetanguishene, ON) in the Final of the Ontario Tankard, held January 23 - 29, 2023 in Port Elgin, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, McEwen won
7-4 over
John Epping (Toronto, ON) in the semifinals of the 2023 Ontario Tankard in Port Elgin, Ontario;
McEwen finished 6-1 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McEwen defeated
Jason Camm (Ottawa, ON) 10-4, then won
7-6 against
Epping and
8-1 against
Aaron Squires (St Thomas, ON). McEwen won
7-4 against
Alex Champ (Kitchener-Waterloo, ON), then won
5-4 against
Sam Mooibroek (Whitby, ON). McEwen went on to lose
5-2 against
Howard. McEwen responded with a
8-2 win over
Michael Fournier (Toronto, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Ontario Tankard Championship title, McEwen earned
30.000 world rankings points. McEwen move up 8 spots after posting a net gain of 24.75 points improving upon their best 6 results so far this season, ranking 19th overall with
146.471 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. McEwen ranks 23rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
106.625 points earned so far this season.
