Emily Bowles (Victoria, BC) lost
5-3 to
Kristen Ryan (Maple Ridge, BC) in the Final of the Island Shootout, held November 10 - 13, 2023 at the Victoria Curling Club in Victoria, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Bowles won
8-4 over
Steph Jackson-Baier (Victoria, BC) in the semifinals
Bowles finished 4-0 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Bowles defeated
Holly Hafeli (Kamloops, BC) 8-6, then won
6-4 against
Jackson-Baier and
7-1 against
Kelly Ellis (Richmond, BC). Bowles won
7-4 against
Roselyn Craig (Victoria, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Island Shootout, Bowles take home
2.750 world rankings points along with the $1,500CDN prize. Bowles move up 50 spots after posting a net gain of 2.328 points improving upon their best 5 results so far this season, ranking 180th overall with
4.812 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Bowles ranks 156th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
3.125 points earned so far this season.
