Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK) lost
5-4 to
Kelly Knapp (Regina, SK) in the Final of the SaskTel Tankard, held February 1 - 5, 2023 in Estevan, Saskatchewan. To advance to the championship game, Laycock won
11-8 over
Jason Jacobson (Saskatoon, SK) in the semifinals of the 2023 SaskTel Tankard in Estevan, Saskatchewan;
Laycock finished 5-1 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Laycock defeated
Logan Ede (Saskatoon, SK) 8-4, then won
8-5 against
Rylan Kleiter (Saskatoon, SK). Laycock went on to lose
9-7 against
Knapp. Laycock responded with a
5-4 win over
Dustin Kalthoff (Saskatoon, SK). Laycock won
8-2 against
Kody Hartung (Saskatoon, SK) to advance to the B-Qualifier where they
10-4 against
Jacobson to advance to the playoff round. in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the SaskTel Tankard, Laycock take home
19.250 world rankings points. Laycock move up 22 spots after posting a net gain of 15.104 points improving upon their best 7 results so far this season, ranking 46th overall with
72.583 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Laycock ranks 46th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
68.438 points earned so far this season.
