Connor Deane (New Westminster, BC) won
9-4 over
Jacob Libbus (Black Diamond, AB) in the Final of the SGI Canada Best of the West, held April 24 - 27, 2025 at the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon, Canada. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Deane won
8-0 over
Johnson Tao (Edmonton, AB) to advance to the championship game. of the 2025 SGI Canada Best of the West in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; of the 2025 SGI Canada Best of the West in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada;
Deane finished 5-0 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Deane defeated
Brett Walter (Winnipeg, MB) 9-1, then won
7-6 against
Tao and
8-6 against
Logan Ede (Saskatoon, SK). Deane won
7-1 against
Ryan Jacques (Edmonton, AB), then won
8-3 against
Devon Wiebe (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the SGI Canada Best of the West Championship title, Deane earned
18.750 world rankings points along with the $10,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 26 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 68th place overall with
44.063 total points. Deane ranks 68th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
44.063 points earned so far this season.
