Rylan Kleiter (Saskatoon, SK) lost
7-2 to
Ryan Wiebe (Winnipeg, MB) 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, Kleiter won
5-4 over
Jordon McDonald (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2024 SGI Canada Best of the West in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; and won
5-4 over
Johnson Tao (Edmonton, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2024 SGI Canada Best of the West in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada;
Kleiter finished 4-1 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kleiter defeated
Jacob Libbus (Okotoks, AB) 5-4, then won
7-4 against
Josh Bryden (Regina, SK) and
9-4 against
Ryan Parent (Calgary, AB). Kleiter won
4-3 against
Cameron de Jong (Penticton, BC). Kleiter went on to lose
5-3 against
McDonald in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the SGI Canada Best of the West, Kleiter take home
13.750 world rankings points along with the $5,000CDN prize. Kleiter move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 5.25 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 21st overall with
139.625 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Kleiter ranks 21st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
139.625 points earned so far this season.
