Korey Dropkin (Duluth, MN) lost
6-3 to
Daniel Casper (Chaska, MN) in the Final of the CURVE US Open of Curling - Championships, held September 21 - 24, 2023 at the Four Seasons Curling Club in Blaine, United States. To advance to the championship game, Dropkin won
5-2 over
Ethan Sampson (Chaska, MN) in the semifinals of the 2023 CURVE US Open of Curling - Championships in Blaine, Minnesota, United States; and won
5-2 over
Caden Hebert (Eau Claire , WI) in the quarterfinals.
Dropkin finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Dropkin defeated
Austin Kadlec (Rice Lake, WI) 9-1, then won
7-6 against
Wesley Wendling (Wausau, WI) and
5-3 against
Sampson in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the CURVE US Open of Curling - Championships, Dropkin take home
11.000 world rankings points along with the $2,693CDN prize. For week 9 of the event schedule, Dropkin did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 10th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
276.375 total points. Dropkin ranks 13th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
42.000 points earned so far this season.
