Brendan Bottcher (Calgary, AB) won
5-3 over
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) in the Final of the Co-op Canadian Open, held January 10 - 15, 2023 in Camrose, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Bottcher won
3-2 over
Joel Retornaz (Trentino, ITA) in the semifinals of the 2023 Co-op Canadian Open in Camrose, Alberta; and won
5-0 over
Yannick Schwaller (Geneva, SUI) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 Co-op Canadian Open in Camrose, Alberta;
Bottcher finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Bottcher defeated
Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB) 9-3, then won
7-2 against
John Epping (Toronto, ON) and
4-2 against
Korey Dropkin (Duluth, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Co-op Canadian Open Championship title, Bottcher earned
75.000 world rankings points along with the $35,000CDN first prize cheque. Bottcher move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 64.5 points improving upon their best 6 results so far this season, ranking 4th overall with
349.544 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Bottcher ranks 3rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
251.000 points earned so far this season.
