Aaron Sluchinski (Airdrie, AB) won
6-1 over
Daniel Casper (Chaska, MN) in the Final of the Curling Stadium Alberta Tour Kick-off, held August 25 - 27, 2023 at the Leduc Curling Club in Leduc, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Sluchinski won
6-2 over
Karsten Sturmay (Edmonton, AB) in the semifinals
Sluchinski finished 2-1 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sluchinski defeated
Andrew Dunbar (Edmonton, AB) 10-3, then won
5-2 against
Jacob Libbus (Okotoks, AB). Sluchinski went on to lose
6-5 against
Casper in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Curling Stadium Alberta Tour Kick-off Championship title, Sluchinski earned
22.500 world rankings points along with the $5,000CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 19th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
174.625 total points. Sluchinski ranks 15th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
22.500 points earned so far this season.
