Brent Pierce (New Westminster, BC) won
8-1 over
Catlin Schneider (Victoria, BC) in the Final of the Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic, held September 29 - October 1, 2023 at the Vernon Curling Club in Vernon, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Pierce won
9-0 over
Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2023 Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada; and won
6-2 over
Jongduk Park (Gangwon, KOR) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada;
Pierce finished 4-0 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Pierce defeated
Schneider 7-3, then won
10-6 against
Park and
6-3 against
Qiang Zou (Beijing, CHN). Pierce won
7-3 against
Tyler Orme (Vernon, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic Championship title, Pierce earned
18.750 world rankings points along with the $6,000CDN first prize cheque. Pierce move up 34 spots after posting a net gain of 10.982 points improving upon their best 3 results so far this season, ranking 77th overall with
42.055 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Pierce ranks 47th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
18.750 points earned so far this season.
