Yannick Schwaller (Geneve, SUI) won
8-6 over
Michael Brunner (Bern, SUI) in the Final of the Nutrien Ag Solutions Western Showdown, held December 7 - 10, 2023 at the Swift Current Curling Club in Swift Current, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Schwaller won
5-4 over
Korey Dropkin (Duluth, MN) in the semifinals of the 2023 Nutrien Ag Solutions Western Showdown in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada; and won
7-6 over
Sam Mooibroek (Whitby, ON) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 Nutrien Ag Solutions Western Showdown in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada;
Schwaller finished 3-2 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Schwaller defeated
Braden Calvert (Winnipeg, MB) 5-3, then went on to lose
6-2 against
Mooibroek. Schwaller responded with a
8-4 win over
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB). Schwaller went on to lose
10-6 against
Mike McEwen (Saskatoon, SK). Schwaller responded with a
7-2 win over
Rylan Kleiter (Saskatoon, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Nutrien Ag Solutions Western Showdown Championship title, Schwaller earned
45.000 world rankings points along with the $14,000CDN first prize cheque. Schwaller move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 27 points improving upon their best 6 results so far this season, ranking 4th overall with
342.594 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Schwaller ranks 3rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
218.000 points earned so far this season.
