Kevin Koe (Edmonton, AB) won
5-4 over
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final To advance to the championship game, Koe won
5-1 over
Andrew Irving (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2011 DEKALB Superspiel in Morris, Manitoba, Canada; and won
5-4 over
Rob Fowler (Brandon, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2011 DEKALB Superspiel in Morris, Manitoba, Canada;
Koe finished 3-2 in the 16 team
DEKALB Superspiel qualifying round, held March 17 - 21, 2011 at the Morris Curling Club in Morris, Canada. In their opening game, Koe defeated
Lorne Hamblin (Morris, MB) 5-1, then won
7-4 against
Ryan Hyde (Portage la Prairie, MB). Koe went on to lose
5-4 against
Irving. Koe lost
5-4 to
Vic Peters (Winnipeg, MB) where Koe responded with a
8-1 win over
Lu-An Chen (Harbin, CHN) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the DEKALB Superspiel Championship title, Koe earned
14.400 world rankings points along with the $10,000CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 4th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 6.96 after improving upon their best so far this season. Koe ranks 5th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
157.660 points earned so far this season.
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