Owen Purcell (Halifax, NS) qualified for the 2023 DEKALB Superspiel playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
6-5 against
Ryan Wiebe (Winnipeg, MB). of the 2023 DEKALB Superspiel in Morris, Manitoba, Canada;
Purcell finished 3-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Purcell defeated
Connor Kauffman (Blaine, MN) 7-0, then won
9-3 against
Nicholas Connolly (Seattle, WA) to advance to a A-Qualifier game where they lost
5-4 against
Tanner Horgan (Sudbury, NONT) to drop into a B-Qualifier game where they lost
7-3 to
Jordon McDonald (Winnipeg, MB) to drop into a C-Qualifier game where they where Purcell responded with a
8-4 win over
Matthew Manuel (Halifax, NS) to advance to the playoff round. in their final qualifying round match.
Purcell earned
12.000 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the DEKALB Superspiel. Purcell move up 4 spots after posting a net gain of 4.664 points improving upon their best 6 results so far this season, ranking 37th overall with
106.821 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Purcell ranks 31st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
84.813 points earned so far this season.
