| 2023 Nutrien Ag Solutions Western Showdown | |
| Host City: | Swift Current, Saskatchewan |
| Arena: | Swift Current Curling Club |
| Dates: | December 6–10 |
| Men's Winner: | Team Schwaller |
| Curling Club: | CC Genève, Geneva |
| Skip: | Yannick Schwaller |
| Fourth: | Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel |
| Second: | Sven Michel |
| Lead: | Pablo Lachat |
| Coach: | Håvard Vad Petersson |
| Finalist: | Michael Brunner |
| Women's Winner: |  Team Kim |
| Curling Club2: | Gangneung CC, Gangneung |
| Skip2: | Kim Eun-jung |
| Third2: | Kim Kyeong-ae |
| Second2: | Kim Cho-hi |
| Lead2: | Kim Seon-yeong |
| Alternate2: | Kim Yeong-mi |
| Coach2: | Lim Myung-sup |
| Finalist2: | Jolene Campbell |
| Prev: | 2022 |
| Next: | 2024 |
The 2023 Nutrien Ag Solutions Western Showdown was held from December 6 to 10 at the Swift Current Curling Club in Swift Current, Saskatchewan.[1] The total purse for the event was $50,000 on the men's and women's sides.[2] [3]
The event was sponsored by Curling Stadium, a streaming service provided by CurlingZone. All of the games were streamed on CurlingZone and the Swift Current Curling Club's YouTube page.[4] [5]
In the men's final, Yannick Schwaller and his team from Geneva defeated Michael Brunner of Bern 8–6 in an all-Swiss championship game. Trailing by one at the half, Schwaller counted a four spot in the fifth end that allowed his team of Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel, Sven Michel and Pablo Lachat to control the rest of the match. Both Swiss contingents qualified through the C side of the draw before sweeping the playoff round. Schwaller defeated A qualifier Sam Mooibroek 9–6 in the quarterfinals and then beat the United States' Korey Dropkin 5–4 in the semifinals. For Brunner, they took down the number one qualifier Catlin Schneider 5–3 in the quarters before eliminating Mike McEwen 5–4 in the semis as well. Niklas Edin and Steve Laycock rounded out the men's playoff draw.
In the women's final, South Korea's Kim Eun-jung took two in the seventh end and stole a single in the eighth to clip Winnipeg's Jolene Campbell 6–4 in a battle of previously undefeated teams. Kim's Gangneung based squad of Kim Kyeong-ae, Kim Cho-hi, Kim Seon-yeong and Kim Yeong-mi qualified for the playoffs as the number one seeds. They then beat Korean rivals Gim Eun-ji 7–3 in the quarterfinals before knocking off Isabella Wranå 11–6 in the semifinals. Team Campbell finished third through the preliminary round with playoff victories over Kayla Skrlik 7–2 and Satsuki Fujisawa 8–2. Silvana Tirinzoni, Corrie Hürlimann, Xenia Schwaller and Amber Holland all advanced to the playoffs before losing in the quarterfinals and qualification round respectively.
Many international teams competed in the event as it was held the weekend before the 2023 Masters Grand Slam event in Saskatoon.
The teams are listed as follows:[6]
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Locale | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | ||||||
| Bern, Switzerland | ||||||
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | ||||||
 Fox Valley, Saskatchewan | ||||||
| Korey Dropkin (Fourth) | Andrew Stopera (Skip) |  Duluth, Minnesota | ||||
 Karlstad, Sweden | ||||||
| Glarus, Switzerland | ||||||
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | ||||||
| Calgary, Alberta | ||||||
| Brayden Grindheim | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | ||||||
| Sam Mooibroek | Colin Schnurr | Wyatt Small | Whitby, Ontario | |||
| Lee Ki-bok | Gangwon, South Korea | |||||
| Victoria, British Columbia | ||||||
| Benoît Schwarz-van Berkel (Fourth) | Yannick Schwaller (Skip) | Geneva, Switzerland | ||||
| J. D. Lind | St. Albert, Alberta | |||||
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | ||||||
| – |  Karuizawa, Japan |
Source:[7]
All draw times are listed in Central Time .[8]
Thursday, December 7, 8:00 am
Thursday, December 7, 11:15 am
Thursday, December 7, 2:30 pm
Thursday, December 7, 5:45 pm
Thursday, December 7, 9:00 pm
Friday, December 8, 8:00 am
Friday, December 8, 2:30 pm
Friday, December 8, 9:00 pm
Saturday, December 9, 11:15 am
Saturday, December 9, 5:45 pm
Saturday, December 9, 9:00 pm
Sunday, December 10, 12:30 pm
Sunday, December 10, 4:00 pm
The teams are listed as follows:[9]
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Locale | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexi Lanigan | Leah Yavarow | Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||||
| Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan | ||||||
| Kamloops, British Columbia | ||||||
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | ||||||
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | ||||||
 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | ||||||
| Woodstock, Ontario | ||||||
| Stephanie Schmidt (Fourth) | Sara England | Ashley Williamson | Michelle Englot (Skip) | Regina, Saskatchewan | ||
| Kotomi Ishizaki | Kitami, Japan | |||||
| Jo-Ann Rizzo (Fourth) | Kerry Galusha (Skip) | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories | ||||
| Seol Ye-ji | Uijeongbu, South Korea | |||||
| Rachelle Brown | Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||
| Serena Gray-Withers | Brianna Cullen | Zoe Cinnamon | Edmonton, Alberta | |||
| Han Zhuo | Sun Jingyi | Wen Xinyue | Li Wanchang |  Harbin, China | ||
| Sundbyberg, Sweden | ||||||
| Kronau, Saskatchewan | ||||||
| Celine Schwizgebel | Zug, Switzerland | |||||
| Lisa Muhmenthaler | Bern, Switzerland | |||||
| Kim Yeong-mi | Gangneung, South Korea | |||||
| St. Paul, Minnesota | ||||||
| Marion Wüest | Zürich, Switzerland | |||||
| – | North Battleford, Saskatchewan | |||||
| – | Calgary, Alberta | |||||
| Alina Pätz (Fourth) | Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip) | Aarau, Switzerland | ||||
| Sundbyberg, Sweden |
Final Round Robin Standings[10]
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All draw times are listed in Central Time .[11]
Wednesday, December 6, 7:30 pm
Thursday, December 7, 8:00 am
Thursday, December 7, 11:15 am
Thursday, December 7, 5:45 pm
Thursday, December 7, 9:00 pm
Friday, December 8, 8:00 am
Friday, December 8, 11:15 am
Friday, December 8, 2:30 pm
Friday, December 8, 5:45 pm
Saturday, December 9, 8:00 am
Saturday, December 9, 2:30 pm
Saturday, December 9, 5:45 pm
Saturday, December 9, 9:00 pm
Sunday, December 10, 9:00 am
Sunday, December 10, 12:30 pm
Sunday, December 10, 4:00 pm