Tyler Smith (Charlottetown , PEI) is set to play
Smith in the Final Smith advanced directly to the championship game after finishing first in the preliminary round. of the PEI Tankard, held January 25 - 29, 2023 in Crapaud, Prince Edward Island. To advance to the championship game, Smith won
9-5 over
Darren Higgins (Summerside, PEI) in the semifinals of the 2023 PEI Tankard in Crapaud, Prince Edward Island;
Smith finished 6-1 in the 11-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith defeated
Steven van Ouwerkerk (Summerside, PEI) 11-5, then won
7-5 against
Higgins and
9-8 against
Adam Casey (Cornwall, PEI). Smith won
10-9 against
Phil Gorveatt (Montague, PEI). Smith went on to lose
8-5 against
Higgins. Smith responded with a
9-4 win over
Casey. Smith won
7-1 against
Higgins in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the PEI Tankard Championship title, Smith earned
7.500 world rankings points. For week 26 of the event schedule, Smith did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Smith ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
