ByeongJin Jeong (Seoul, KOR) lost
8-2 to
Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN) in the Final of the Stu Sells Tankard, held October 6 - 9, 2023 at the Barrie Curling Club in Barrie, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Jeong won
7-6 over
Owen Purcell (Halifax, NS) in the semifinals of the 2023 Stu Sells Tankard in Barrie, Ontario, Canada; and won
6-3 over
Jongduk Park (Gangwon, KOR) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 Stu Sells Tankard in Barrie, Ontario, Canada;
Jeong finished 3-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Jeong defeated
Pat Ferris (Grimsby, ON) 5-2, then won
6-5 against
Scott Dunnam (Philadelphia, PA) and
4-3 against
Travis Fanset (Brantford, ON). Jeong went on to lose
3-2 against
Marco Hoesli (Glarus, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Stu Sells Tankard, Jeong take home
27.500 world rankings points along with the $7,000CDN prize. Jeong move up 9 spots after posting a net gain of 25.625 points improving upon their best 3 results so far this season, ranking 27th overall with
129.531 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Jeong ranks 27th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
40.750 points earned so far this season.
