Daniel Birchard (Winnipeg, MB) lost 8-7 to Matt Dunstone (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the MB Canola Junior Men's Championship, held January 3 - 7, 2013 in Brandon, Manitoba.
 
Birchard finished 7-0 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Birchard defeated Jordan Smith (Winnipeg, MB) 9-4, then won 6-2 against Sean Davidson (Portage La Prairie, MB) and 8-3 against Braden Calvert (Carberry, MB). Birchard won 7-2 against Steffan Adamchuk (Swan River, MB), then won 6-2 against Curtis Kaatz (Dugald, MB) and 7-5 against Dunstone. Birchard won 5-4 against Colin Kurz (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Birchard did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Birchard ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.