Brendan Bottcher (Calgary, AB) lost
4-3 to
Joel Retornaz (Trentino, ITA) in the Final of the HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 1, held October 17 - 22, 2023 in Niagara Falls, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Bottcher won
6-3 over
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) in the semifinals of the 2023 HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 1 in Niagara Falls, Ontario; and won
5-3 over
Yannick Schwaller (Geneve, SUI) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 1 in Niagara Falls, Ontario;
Bottcher finished 2-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Bottcher defeated
Wouter Gosgens (Zoetermeer, NED) 4-3, then went on to lose
6-5 against
Gushue. Bottcher lost
7-1 to
Matt Dunstone (Winnipeg, MB) where Bottcher responded with a
8-2 win over
Korey Dropkin (Duluth, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 1, Bottcher take home
55.000 world rankings points along with the $21,000CDN prize, remaining in 1st place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 9.75 after improving upon their best so far this season. Bottcher ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
186.250 points earned so far this season.
