Catlin Schneider (Victoria, BC) lost
8-1 to
Brent Pierce (New Westminster, 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, Schneider won
5-4 over
Jeff Richard (Kelowna, BC) in the semifinals of the 2023 Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada; and won
5-4 over
Riku Yanagisawa (Karuizawa, JPN) in the quarterfinals.
Schneider finished 2-2 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Schneider lost
7-3 to
Pierce, then responded with a
7-4 win over
Tyler Orme (Vernon, BC). Schneider went on to lose
5-3 against
Jongduk Park (Gangwon, KOR). Schneider responded with a
6-5 win over
Qiang Zou (Beijing, CHN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic, Schneider take home
13.750 world rankings points along with the $5,000CDN prize. Schneider move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of -15.895 points improving upon their best 3 results so far this season, ranking 27th overall with
128.559 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Schneider ranks 28th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
39.625 points earned so far this season.
