Brendan Bottcher (Calgary, AB) won
4-2 over
Catlin Schneider (Victoria, BC) in the Final of the Saville Shootout, held September 8 - 11, 2023 at the Saville Community Sports Centre in Edmonton, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Bottcher won
5-3 over
Johnson Tao (Edmonton, AB) in the semifinals of the 2023 Saville Shootout in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; and won
9-0 over
Aaron Sluchinski (Airdrie, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 Saville Shootout in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada;
Bottcher finished 4-1 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Bottcher defeated
Kenan Wipf (Calgary, AB) 7-2, then won
7-1 against
Jacob Libbus (Okotoks, AB) and
7-4 against
Schneider. Bottcher won
9-3 against
Scott Webb (Grande Prairie, AB). Bottcher went on to lose
7-4 against
Ryan Wiebe (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Saville Shootout Championship title, Bottcher earned
33.750 world rankings points along with the $6,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 2 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 4th place overall with
395.750 total points. Bottcher ranks 15th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
33.750 points earned so far this season.
