Kohsuke Hirata (Kitami, JPN) won
9-5 over
Brad Thompson (Kamloops, BC) in the Final of the Mile Zero Cash Spiel, held November 24 - 26, 2023 at the Dawson Creek Curling Club in Dawson Creek, Canada. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Hirata won
6-5 over
Scott Webb (Grande Prairie, AB) to advance to the championship game. of the 2023 Mile Zero Cash Spiel in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada;
Hirata finished 4-0 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hirata defeated
Janais DeJong (Grande Prairie, AB) 7-0, then won
6-2 against
Graham Powell (Grande Prairie, AB) and
5-0 against
Darrel Veiner (Grande Prairie, AB). Hirata won
8-3 against
Tracy Steinke (Dawson Creek, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Mile Zero Cash Spiel Championship title, Hirata earned
11.250 world rankings points along with the $5,000CDN first prize cheque. Hirata move up 3 spots after posting a net gain of 4.875 points improving upon their best 5 results so far this season, ranking 42nd overall with
86.562 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Hirata ranks 35th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
59.000 points earned so far this season.
