Wiebe Runner-Up at 2023 SGI Canada Best of the West

Winnipeg, Manitoba

SKIP
Ryan
Wiebe

Third
Ty
Dilello

Second
Sean
Flatt

Lead
Adam
Flatt

Games:	6
Record:	5W - 1L
PF/G:	9.02
PA/G:	6.34
Hammer Efficiency:	0.44
Steal Defense:	0.17
Force Efficiency:	0.25
Steal Efficiency:	0.39

Ryan Wiebe (Winnipeg, MB) lost 7-1 to Karsten Sturmay (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the SGI Canada Best of the West, held April 20 - 23, 2023 at the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon, Canada. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Wiebe won 8-5 over Braden Calvert (Winnipeg, MB) to advance to the championship game. of the 2023 SGI Canada Best of the West in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; of the 2023 SGI Canada Best of the West in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada;

Wiebe finished 4-0 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Wiebe defeated Jacob Libbus (Okotoks, AB) 8-2, then won 8-6 against Jacques Gauthier (Victoria, BC) and 6-5 against Rylan Kleiter (Saskatoon, SK). Wiebe won 6-1 against Ryan Jacques (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the SGI Canada Best of the West, Wiebe take home 16.500 world rankings points along with the $5,000CDN prize. Wiebe move up 4 spots after posting a net gain of 11.25 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 24th overall with 135.375 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Wiebe ranks 24th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 135.375 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2023	45	18	0	0.714	4-1	2-0	1-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2023	434	334	245	7.70	5.65	2.05	4.72	3.59	1.63	1.57	1.68

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2023	214	231	44	42	10-0	7-3	45-6	1.08	0.21	0.36	0.15

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2023	220	103	201	31	3-2	5-12	17-44	0.47	0.91	0.53	0.30

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