Sam Steep (Kitchener-Waterloo, ON) lost
7-5 to
Jordan McNamara (Ottawa, ON) in the Final of the Capital Curling Valley Open, held November 3 - 5, 2023 in Carleton Place, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Steep won
5-4 over
Jacob Lamb (Dundas, ON) in the semifinals of the 2023 Capital Curling Valley Open in Carleton Place, Ontario; and won
5-4 over
Colten Steele (Dartmouth, NS) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 Capital Curling Valley Open in Carleton Place, Ontario;
Steep finished 3-0 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Steep defeated
Bryan Cochrane (Russell, ON) 7-4, then won
7-5 against
Jaimee Gardner (Ottawa, ON) and
10-1 against
Laura Johnston (North Bay, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Capital Curling Valley Open, Steep take home
2.750 world rankings points along with the $1,500CDN prize, remaining in 75th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 0.5 after improving upon their best so far this season. Steep ranks 83rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
17.188 points earned so far this season.
