Karsten Sturmay (Edmonton, AB) won
7-1 over
Ryan Wiebe (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the SGI Canada Best of the West, held April 20 - 23, 2023 at the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon, Canada. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Sturmay won
5-3 over
Rylan Kleiter (Saskatoon, SK) to advance to the championship game. of the 2023 SGI Canada Best of the West in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada;
Sturmay finished 4-0 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sturmay defeated
Matthew McCrady (New Westminster , BC) 8-7, then won
6-4 against
Daymond Bernath (Saskatoon, SK) and
7-6 against
Braden Calvert (Winnipeg, MB). Sturmay won
7-2 against
Kody Hartung (Saskatoon, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the SGI Canada Best of the West Championship title, Sturmay earned
22.500 world rankings points along with the $10,000CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 17th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 7.5 after improving upon their best so far this season. Sturmay ranks 17th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
168.250 points earned so far this season.
