Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) won
5-4 over
Yannick Schwaller (Geneva, SUI) in the Final of the Princess Auto Players' Championship, held April 11 - 16, 2023 in Toronto, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Koe won
7-6 over
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) in the semifinals of the 2023 Princess Auto Players' Championship in Toronto, Ontario; and won
5-3 over
Matt Dunstone (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 Princess Auto Players' Championship in Toronto, Ontario;
Koe finished 4-1 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Koe defeated
Brendan Bottcher (Calgary, AB) 6-5, then went on to lose
7-3 against
Gushue. Koe responded with a
9-5 win over
Magnus Ramsfjell (Lillehammer, NOR). Koe won
8-2 against
Korey Dropkin (Duluth, MN), then won
6-5 against
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Princess Auto Players' Championship Championship title, Koe earned
75.000 world rankings points along with the $40,000CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 8th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 54 after improving upon their best so far this season. Koe ranks 8th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
306.250 points earned so far this season.
