Jessica Smith (Naseby, NZL) won
9-3 over
Courtney Smith (Naseby, NZL) in the Final of the New Zealand National Championships, held June 14 - 18, 2023 at the Naseby Curling Club in Naseby, New Zealand. To advance to the championship game, Smith won
16-1 over
Joanna Olszewski (Naseby, NZL) in the semifinals
Smith finished 6-0 in the 7-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith defeated
Lucy Neilson (Naseby, NZL) 11-4, then won
13-3 against
Tahlia Peterson (Naseby, NZL) and
13-1 against
Olszewski. Smith won
11-2 against
Grace Apuwai-Bishop (Naseby, NZL), then won
8-3 against
Smith and
16-4 against
Olivia Oram (Naseby, NZL) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the New Zealand National Championships Championship title, Smith earned
11.250 world rankings points. Smith gained 20.25 points improving upon their best 2 events, though dropped 100 spots on the
World Ranking Standings into 100thplace overall with
20.250 total points. Smith ranks 5th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
11.250 points earned so far this season.
