Brendan Bottcher (Calgary, AB) won
4-3 over
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) in the Final of the ATB Okotoks Classic, held September 21 - 24, 2023 at the Okotoks Curling Club in Okotoks, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Bottcher won
8-1 over
Michael Brunner (Bern, SUI) in the semifinals of the 2023 ATB Okotoks Classic in Okotoks, Alberta, Canada; and won
7-4 over
Jongduk Park (Gangwon, KOR) in the quarterfinals.
Bottcher finished 3-0 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Bottcher defeated
Cole Adams (Calgary, AB) 8-4, then won
9-6 against
Ryan Jacques (Edmonton, AB) and
5-3 against
Aaron Sluchinski (Airdrie, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the ATB Okotoks Classic Championship title, Bottcher earned
45.000 world rankings points along with the $14,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 2 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 2nd place overall with
440.750 total points. Bottcher ranks 3rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
78.750 points earned so far this season.
