The 2023 Icebreaker Challenge was held from August 25 to 27 at the Morris Curling Club in Morris, Manitoba.[1] The event was held in a round robin format with a $6,500 purse.
| 2023 Icebreaker Challenge | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Morris, Manitoba |
| Arena | Morris Curling Club |
| Dates | August 25–27 |
| Winner |  Team Cameron |
| Curling club | Granite CC, Winnipeg |
| Skip | Kate Cameron |
| Third | Meghan Walter |
| Second | Taylor McDonald |
| Lead | Mackenzie Elias |
| Finalist |  Delaney Strouse |
« 2019 2024 » | |
In the final, Kate Cameron and her new Manitoba rink of Meghan Walter, Taylor McDonald and Mackenzie Elias capped off an undefeated week with an 8–6 win over the United States' Delaney Strouse. Trailing by two in the eighth, Cameron scored four to defeat the American squad that began their season by winning the 2023 Euro Super Series the week before. Sarah Anderson took third by defeating Kristy Watling 8–6 in the third-place game. In the seeding games, Rachel Workin finished fifth with a 10–3 win over Shaela Hayward while Katy Lukowich won 5–3 over Miranda Scheel in the seventh place game.
Teams
editThe teams are listed as follows:[2]
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Anderson | Taylor Anderson | Lexi Lanigan | Leah Yavarow | ||
| Kate Cameron | Meghan Walter | Taylor McDonald | Mackenzie Elias | ||
| Shaela Hayward | Keira Krahn | Rylie Cox | India Young | ||
| Katy Lukowich | Jaycee Terrick | Lexa Sigurdson | Julia Millan | ||
| Miranda Scheel | Sara Olson | Jordan Hein | Tessa Thurlow | ||
| Delaney Strouse | Anne O'Hara | Sydney Mullaney | Rebecca Rodgers | Susan Dudt | |
| Kristy Watling | Laura Burtnyk | Emily Deschenes | Sarah Pyke | ||
| Rachel Workin | Ann Podoll | Anya Normandeau | Christina Lammers |
Round robin standings
editFinal Round Robin Standings[3]
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs | |
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Round robin results
editAll draw times listed in Central Time (UTC−05:00).[4]
Draw 1
editFriday, August 25, 7:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 7 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 3 |
Draw 2
editSaturday, August 26, 10:00 am
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 8 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 9 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Sheet F | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 5 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 1 |
Draw 3
editSaturday, August 26, 2:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | X | X | 5 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 | |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 |
| Sheet F | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Tiebreaker
editSaturday, August 26, 6:00 pm
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | X | X | 9 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
Consolation
editFifth place game
editSunday, August 27, 10:00 am
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | X | X | 10 | |
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
Seventh place game
editSunday, August 27, 10:00 am
| Sheet F | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Playoffs
editSource:[5]
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | 6 | ||||||||
| 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| 2 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2 | 6 | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | Third place game | |||||||
| 4 | 6 | ||||||||
| 3 | 8 | ||||||||
Semifinals
editSunday, August 27, 10:00 am
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | 0 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | X | X | 6 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
Third place game
editSunday, August 27, 1:30 pm
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Final
editSunday, August 27, 1:30 pm
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
References
edit- ^ "Icebreaker Challenge". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ^ "Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ^ "Standings". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ^ "Scores". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ^ "Playoffs". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 26, 2023.