Riley Smith (Winnipeg, MB) lost
6-4 to
Brett Walter (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the MCT Curling Cup, held November 10 - 12, 2023 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. To advance to the championship game, Smith won
6-2 over
Jordon McDonald (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals
Smith finished 4-0 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith defeated
Devon Wiebe (Winnipeg, MB) 8-7, then won
5-3 against
McDonald and
8-7 against
Emerson Klimpke (Winnipeg, MB). Smith won
5-1 against
Steve Irwin (Brandon, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the MCT Curling Cup, Smith take home
8.250 world rankings points along with the $1,500CDN prize. Smith move up 20 spots after posting a net gain of 4.296 points improving upon their best 5 results so far this season, ranking 105th overall with
27.812 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Smith ranks 104th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
12.000 points earned so far this season.
