Abby Marks (Edmonton, AB) won
6-2 over
Kayla Skrlik (Calgary, AB) in the Final of the SGI Canada Best of the West, held April 4 - 7, 2024 at the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Marks won
5-3 over
Taylor Reese-Hansen (Victoria, BC) in the semifinals of the 2024 SGI Canada Best of the West in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada;
Marks finished 4-1 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Marks lost
8-1 to
Emily Cherwinski (Winnipeg, MB), then responded with a
6-5 win over
Reese-Hansen. Marks won
8-2 against
Bailey Kozma (Regina, SK), then won
8-5 against
Serena Gray-Withers (Edmonton, AB) and
6-3 against
Gracelyn Richards (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the SGI Canada Best of the West Championship title, Marks earned
18.750 world rankings points along with the $8,000CDN first prize cheque. Marks move up 3 spots after posting a net gain of 14.25 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 37th overall with
92.313 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Marks ranks 37th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
92.313 points earned so far this season.
