Rylan Kleiter (Saskatoon, SK) lost
6-3 to
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) in the Final of the Pumps and Pressure Red Deer Curling Classic, held November 17 - 20, 2023 in Red Deer, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Kleiter won
6-5 over
Karsten Sturmay (Edmonton, AB) in the semifinals of the 2023 Pumps and Pressure Red Deer Curling Classic in Red Deer, Alberta; and won
7-2 over
Aaron Sluchinski (Airdrie, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 Pumps and Pressure Red Deer Curling Classic in Red Deer, Alberta;
Kleiter finished 5-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kleiter defeated
Nicholas Woznesensky (Calgary, AB) 9-2, then won
7-4 against
Catlin Schneider (Victoria, BC). Kleiter went on to lose
6-5 against
Koe. Kleiter responded with a
5-4 win over
Ryan Wiebe (Winnipeg, MB). Kleiter went on to lose
4-1 against
Riku Yanagisawa (Karuizawa, JPN). Kleiter responded with a
4-2 win over
Johnson Tao (Edmonton, AB) to advance to the C-Qualifier where they
7-2 against
Giacomo Colli (Cortina dâAmpezzo, ITA) to advance to the playoff round. in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Pumps and Pressure Red Deer Curling Classic, Kleiter take home
33.000 world rankings points along with the $7,000CDN prize. Kleiter move up 9 spots after posting a net gain of 29.25 points improving upon their best 5 results so far this season, ranking 26th overall with
137.875 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Kleiter ranks 21st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
89.625 points earned so far this season.
