# 2013 Canad Inns Prairie Classic

The 2013 Canad Inns Prairie Classic was held from October 18 to 21 at the Portage Curling Club in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba as part of the 2013–14 World Curling Tour. The event was held in a triple-knockout format, and the purse for the event was CAD$60,000, of which the winner, Mike McEwen, received CAD$18,000. McEwen defeated Glenn Howard in the final with a score of 6–2.

## Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
| Brennan Wark (fourth) | Brian Adams, Jr. (skip) | Jordan Potts | Joel Adams | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Evgeniy Arkhipov | Sergei Glukhov | Dmitry Mironov | Artur Razhabov | Moscow, Russia |
| Dennis Bohn | David Bohn | Dillon Bednarek | Larry Solomon | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Richard Daneault | Chris Galbraith | Braden Zawada | Mike Neufeld | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Andrey Drozdov | Petr Dron | Alexey Stukalskiy | Anton Kalalb | Moscow, Russia |
| Niklas Edin | Sebastian Kraupp | Fredrik Lindberg | Viktor Kjäll | Karlstad, Sweden |
| John Epping | Scott Bailey | Collin Mitchell | David Mathers | Toronto, Ontario |
| Oskar Eriksson | Kristian Lindström | Markus Eriksson | Christoffer Sundgren | Lit, Sweden |
| Rob Fowler | Allan Lyburn | Brendan Taylor | Derek Samagalski | Brandon, Manitoba |
| Sean Grassie | Corey Chambers | Kody Janzen | Stuart Shiells | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Brad Gushue | Brett Gallant | Adam Casey | Geoff Walker | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Jeff Hartung | Kody Hartung | Tyler Hartung | Claire DeCock | Langenburg, Saskatchewan |
| Markus Høiberg | Steffen Mellemsetter | Steffen Walstad | Magnus Nedregotten | Oppdal, Norway |
| Glenn Howard | Wayne Middaugh | Brent Laing | Craig Savill | Penetanguishene, Ontario |
| Ryan Hyde | Dean Moxham | Ken Keeler | Bruce Belton | Portage la Prairie, Manitoba |
| Brad Jacobs | Ryan Fry | E. J. Harnden | Ryan Harnden | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
| Joel Jordison | Jason Ackerman | Brent Goeres | Curtis Horwath | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Mark Kean | Travis Fanset | Patrick Janssen | Tim March | Ontario |
| Kevin Koe | Pat Simmons | Carter Rycroft | Nolan Thiessen | Calgary, Alberta |
| Jared Kolomaya | Neil Kitching | Kennedy Bird | Daniel Hunt | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Steve Laycock | Kirk Muyres | Colton Flasch | Dallan Muyres | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Liu Rui | Zang Jialiang | Xu Xiaoming | Ba Dexin | Harbin, China |
| William Lyburn | Alex Forrest | Connor Njegovan | Tyler Forrest | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Jack McDonald | Barry Paddock | Rodney Legault | Justin Paddock | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Mike McEwen | B. J. Neufeld | Matt Wozniak | Denni Neufeld | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Jim Cotter (fourth) | John Morris (skip) | Tyrel Griffith | Rick Sawatsky | Vernon, British Columbia |
| Don Nelson | Richard Muntain | Mike McCaughan | Gary Maunula | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| John Shuster | Jeff Isaacson | Jared Zezel | John Landsteiner | Duluth, Minnesota |
| Steen Sigurdson | Riley Smith | Ian McMillan | Nick Curtis | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Jeff Stoughton | Jon Mead | Reid Carruthers | Mark Nichols | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Geoff Trimble | Jeff Stewart | Darren Pennell | Alan Christison | Gladstone, Manitoba |
| Brock Virtue | Braeden Moskowy | Chris Schille | D. J. Kidby | Regina, Saskatchewan |

## Knockout results

The draw is listed as follows:

### A event

| First Knockout | First Knockout | First Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 |
| Mark Kean | Mark Kean | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrey Drozdov | Andrey Drozdov | 3 | Mark Kean | Mark Kean | 1 | | | | | | |
| Niklas Edin | Niklas Edin | 5 | Niklas Edin | Niklas Edin | 6 | | | | | | |
| Steen Sigurdson | Steen Sigurdson | 4 | | | | Niklas Edin | Niklas Edin | 3 | | | |
| Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 4 | | | | John Shuster | John Shuster | 5 | | | |
| Evgeniy Arkhipov | Evgeniy Arkhipov | 5 | Evgeniy Arkhipov | Evgeniy Arkhipov | 2 | | | | | | |
| Jeff Hartung | Jeff Hartung | 5 | John Shuster | John Shuster | 4 | | | | | | |
| John Shuster | John Shuster | 6 | | | | | | | John Shuster | John Shuster | 0 |
| Brad Gushue | Brad Gushue | 5 | | | | | | | Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 5 |
| Richard Daneault | Richard Daneault | 2 | Brad Gushue | Brad Gushue | 5 | | | | | | |
| Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 8 | Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 7 | | | | | | |
| Geoff Trimble | Geoff Trimble | 1 | | | | Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 4 | | | |
| Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 6 | | | | Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 7 | | | |
| Jack McDonald | Jack McDonald | 4 | Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 6 | | | | | | |
| Rob Fowler | Rob Fowler | 3 | Rob Fowler | Rob Fowler | 4 | | | | | | |
| Markus Høiberg | Markus Høiberg | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| First Knockout | First Knockout | First Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 |
| John Morris | John Morris | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| Don Nelson | Don Nelson | 1 | John Morris | John Morris | 6 | | | | | | |
| John Epping | John Epping | 3 | Oskar Eriksson | Oskar Eriksson | 5 | | | | | | |
| Oskar Eriksson | Oskar Eriksson | 5 | | | | John Morris | John Morris | 2 | | | |
| Liu Rui | Liu Rui | 7 | | | | Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 7 | | | |
| Sean Grassie | Sean Grassie | 8 | Sean Grassie | Sean Grassie | 5 | | | | | | |
| Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 7 | Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 6 | | | | | | |
| Brian Adams, Jr. | Brian Adams, Jr. | 6 | | | | | | | Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 8 |
| William Lyburn | William Lyburn | 6 | | | | | | | Brock Virtue | Brock Virtue | 3 |
| Joel Jordison | Joel Jordison | 7 | Joel Jordison | Joel Jordison | 3 | | | | | | |
| Brad Jacobs | Brad Jacobs | 8 | Brad Jacobs | Brad Jacobs | 7 | | | | | | |
| Dennis Bohn | Dennis Bohn | 1 | | | | Brad Jacobs | Brad Jacobs | 1 | | | |
| Glenn Howard | Glenn Howard | 7 | | | | Brock Virtue | Brock Virtue | 6 | | | |
| Jared Kolomaya | Jared Kolomaya | 2 | Glenn Howard | Glenn Howard | 3 | | | | | | |
| Brock Virtue | Brock Virtue | 8 | Brock Virtue | Brock Virtue | 5 | | | | | | |
| Ryan Hyde | Ryan Hyde | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

### B event

| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | To Qualifier 3 | To Qualifier 3 | To Qualifier 3 |
| | | | Rob Fowler | Rob Fowler | 6 | | | | | | |
| Andrey Drozdov | Andrey Drozdov | 8 | Andrey Drozdov | Andrey Drozdov | 2 | | | | | | |
| Steen Sigurdson | Steen Sigurdson | 7 | | | | Rob Fowler | Rob Fowler | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | John Morris | John Morris | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | John Morris | John Morris | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | Brad Jacobs | Brad Jacobs | 7 |
| | | | Brad Gushue | Brad Gushue | 1 | | | |
| Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 5 | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 5 | | | |
| Jeff Hartung | Jeff Hartung | 4 | | | | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 4 | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 |
| | | | | | | Brad Jacobs | Brad Jacobs | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Brad Jacobs | Brad Jacobs | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | Mark Kean | Mark Kean | 5 |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | To Qualifier 3 | To Qualifier 3 | To Qualifier 3 |
| | | | Evgeniy Arkhipov | Evgeniy Arkhipov | 4 | | | | | | |
| Richard Daneault | Richard Daneault | 9 | Richard Daneault | Richard Daneault | 6 | | | | | | |
| Geoff Trimble | Geoff Trimble | 0 | | | | Richard Daneault | Richard Daneault | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark Kean | Mark Kean | 5 | | | |
| | | | Mark Kean | Mark Kean | 7 | | | | | | |
| Jack McDonald | Jack McDonald | 6 | Markus Høiberg | Markus Høiberg | 3 | | | | | | |
| Markus Høiberg | Markus Høiberg | 7 | | | | | | | Mark Kean | Mark Kean | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | Brock Virtue | Brock Virtue | 6 |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | To Qualifier 4 | To Qualifier 4 | To Qualifier 4 |
| | | | Glenn Howard | Glenn Howard | 6 | | | | | | |
| Don Nelson | Don Nelson | 3 | John Epping | John Epping | 4 | | | | | | |
| John Epping | John Epping | 8 | | | | Glenn Howard | Glenn Howard | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Niklas Edin | Niklas Edin | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Glenn Howard | Glenn Howard | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | Brian Adams, Jr. | Brian Adams, Jr. | 0 |
| | | | Joel Jordison | Joel Jordison | 3 | | | |
| Liu Rui | Liu Rui | 5 | Brian Adams, Jr. | Brian Adams, Jr. | 8 | | | |
| Brian Adams, Jr. | Brian Adams, Jr. | 6 | | | | Brian Adams, Jr. | Brian Adams, Jr. | 6 | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 |
| | | | | | | Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | Glenn Howard | Glenn Howard | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | John Shuster | John Shuster | 5 |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | To Qualifier 4 | To Qualifier 4 | To Qualifier 4 |
| | | | Sean Grassie | Sean Grassie | 6 | | | | | | |
| William Lyburn | William Lyburn | 5 | Dennis Bohn | Dennis Bohn | 2 | | | | | | |
| Dennis Bohn | Dennis Bohn | 6 | | | | Sean Grassie | Sean Grassie | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | Oskar Eriksson | Oskar Eriksson | 4 | | | |
| | | | Oskar Eriksson | Oskar Eriksson | 7 | | | | | | |
| Jared Kolomaya | Jared Kolomaya | 7 | Jared Kolomaya | Jared Kolomaya | 3 | | | | | | |
| Ryan Hyde | Ryan Hyde | 3 | | | | | | | Oskar Eriksson | Oskar Eriksson | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | John Shuster | John Shuster | 4 |

### C event

| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 5 | Qualifier 5 | Qualifier 5 |
| | | | Niklas Edin | Niklas Edin | 6 | | | | | | |
| Steen Sigurdson | Steen Sigurdson | 6 | Steen Sigurdson | Steen Sigurdson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jeff Hartung | Jeff Hartung | 5 | | | | Niklas Edin | Niklas Edin | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 2 | | | |
| | | | Steve Laycock | Steve Laycock | 7 | | | | | | |
| Jack McDonald | Jack McDonald | 6 | Jack McDonald | Jack McDonald | 2 | | | | | | |
| Geoff Trimble | Geoff Trimble | 2 | | | | | | | Niklas Edin | Niklas Edin | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | Brad Jacobs | Brad Jacobs | 5 |
| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 6 | Qualifier 6 | Qualifier 6 |
| | | | Evgeniy Arkhipov | Evgeniy Arkhipov | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | Markus Høiberg | Markus Høiberg | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Evgeniy Arkhipov | Evgeniy Arkhipov | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | John Morris | John Morris | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | John Morris | John Morris | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Sean Grassie | Sean Grassie | 2 |
| | | | Sean Grassie | Sean Grassie | 5 | | | | | | |
| Andrey Drozdov | Andrey Drozdov | 8 | Andrey Drozdov | Andrey Drozdov | 4 | | | | | | |
| Brad Gushue | Brad Gushue | 5 | | | | Sean Grassie | Sean Grassie | 8 | | | |
| | | | | | | Brian Adams, Jr. | Brian Adams, Jr. | 5 | | | |
| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 7 | Qualifier 7 | Qualifier 7 |
| | | | Rob Fowler | Rob Fowler | 5 | | | | | | |
| John Epping | John Epping | 7 | John Epping | John Epping | 6 | | | | | | |
| Joel Jordison | Joel Jordison | 5 | | | | John Epping | John Epping | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | Oskar Eriksson | Oskar Eriksson | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Oskar Eriksson | Oskar Eriksson | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | Brock Virtue | Brock Virtue | 8 |
| | | | Dennis Bohn | Dennis Bohn | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Jared Kolomaya | Jared Kolomaya | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jared Kolomaya | Jared Kolomaya | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | Brock Virtue | Brock Virtue | 7 | | | |
| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 8 | Qualifier 8 | Qualifier 8 |
| | | | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 6 | | | | | | |
| Don Nelson | Don Nelson | 2 | Liu Rui | Liu Rui | 2 | | | | | | |
| Liu Rui | Liu Rui | 6 | | | | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Richard Daneault | Richard Daneault | 3 | | | |
| | | | Richard Daneault | Richard Daneault | 8 | | | | | | |
| William Lyburn | William Lyburn | 6 | William Lyburn | William Lyburn | 3 | | | | | | |
| Ryan Hyde | Ryan Hyde | 0 | | | | | | | Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | John Shuster | John Shuster | 4 |

## Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 7 | | | | | | |
| Brad Jacobs | Brad Jacobs | 6 | | | | | | |
| Brad Jacobs | Brad Jacobs | 6 | Kevin Koe | Kevin Koe | 3 | | | |
| | | | Glenn Howard | Glenn Howard | 5 | | | |
| Glenn Howard | Glenn Howard | 6 | Glenn Howard | Glenn Howard | 5 | | | |
| John Morris | John Morris | 5 | | | | | | |
| John Morris | John Morris | 5 | | | | Glenn Howard | Glenn Howard | 2 |
| | | | | | | Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 6 |
| Mark Kean | Mark Kean | 3 | | | | | | | Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 6 |
| Brock Virtue | Brock Virtue | 4 | | | | | | |
| Brock Virtue | Brock Virtue | 4 | Brock Virtue | Brock Virtue | 5 | | | |
| | | | Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 6 | | | |
| Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 6 | Mike McEwen | Mike McEwen | 6 | | | |
| Jeff Stoughton | Jeff Stoughton | 3 | | | | | | |