Ryan Wiebe (Winnipeg, MB) lost
7-1 to
Karsten Sturmay (Edmonton, AB) 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, Wiebe won
8-5 over
Braden Calvert (Winnipeg, MB) to advance to the championship game. of the 2023 SGI Canada Best of the West in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; of the 2023 SGI Canada Best of the West in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada;
Wiebe finished 4-0 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Wiebe defeated
Jacob Libbus (Okotoks, AB) 8-2, then won
8-6 against
Jacques Gauthier (Victoria, BC) and
6-5 against
Rylan Kleiter (Saskatoon, SK). Wiebe won
6-1 against
Ryan Jacques (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the SGI Canada Best of the West, Wiebe take home
16.500 world rankings points along with the $5,000CDN prize. Wiebe move up 4 spots after posting a net gain of 11.25 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 24th overall with
135.375 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Wiebe ranks 24th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
135.375 points earned so far this season.
