Steve Irwin (Brandon, MB) lost
6-3 to
Braden Calvert (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the MCT Atkins Curling Supplies Classic, held October 20 - 22, 2023 at the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club in Winnipeg, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Irwin won
1-0 over
Kohsuke Hirata (Kitami, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2023 MCT Atkins Curling Supplies Classic in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and won
1-0 over
Jordon McDonald (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 MCT Atkins Curling Supplies Classic in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;
Irwin finished 3-1 in the 14-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Irwin defeated
Australia's Jay Merchant 1-0, then went on to lose
1-0 against
Sean Grassie (Winnipeg, MB). Irwin responded with a
1-0 win over
Jace Freeman (Virden, MB). Irwin won
1-0 against
Hirata in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the MCT Atkins Curling Supplies Classic, Irwin take home
8.250 world rankings points along with the $1,500CDN prize. Irwin move up 14 spots after posting a net gain of 2.867 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 89th overall with
35.164 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Irwin ranks 113th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
8.250 points earned so far this season.
