The 2023 Saville Shootout was held from September 8 to 11 at the Saville Community Sports Centre in Edmonton, Alberta. The event was held in a round robin format with a $25,000 purse on both the men's and women's sides. The men's event was held for the first time since 2015.
Brendan Bottcher and his team of Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert out of Calgary won the men's title, defeating Catlin Schneider's Victoria based rink 4âÂÂ2 in the final. Bottcher scored two in the second end which ended up being the only deuce of the game. The two teams traded singles through the second half with the Alberta side running Schneider out of rocks in the eighth end. To reach the final, Team Bottcher finished 4âÂÂ1 through the round robin. They then won 9âÂÂ0 over Aaron Sluchinski in the quarterfinal and 5âÂÂ3 against Johnson Tao in the semifinal. Team Schneider also finished 4âÂÂ1 before defeating Ryan Wiebe 8âÂÂ6 in the quarterfinal and Mike McEwen 6âÂÂ5 in the semifinal. Karsten Sturmay and Yusuke Morozumi rounded out the playoff picture.
The women's final saw a rematch of the 2022 final between Homan and Jones, however, with alternate skips leading their lineups. Heather Nedohin skipped the Homan rink with Rachel Homan on maternity leave while Chelsea Carey filled in for Jennifer Jones. The Jones rink had early control of the match, leading 5âÂÂ2 after five. Costly mistakes down the stretch, however, allowed Homan to pull ahead with a steal of two in the seventh, eventually going on to win 7âÂÂ6 in an extra end. Nedohin, skipping the Homan rink of Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew and Sarah Wilkes went an undefeated 8âÂÂ0 through the weekend, scoring playoff wins over Jessie Hunkin and Kate Cameron in the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively. Carey led the Jones team of Karlee Burgess, Emily Zacharias and Lauren Lenentine to the playoffs with a 4âÂÂ1 record where they won 7âÂÂ1 over Satsuki Fujisawa in the quarters and edge Serena Gray-Withers 9âÂÂ6 in the semis. Corryn Brown and Kerri Einarson both lost in the quarterfinals.
The teams are listed as follows:
Final Round Robin Standings
All draw times listed in Mountain Time ().
Friday, September 8, 11:00 am
Friday, September 8, 12:30 pm
Friday, September 8, 7:00 pm
Friday, September 8, 8:30 pm
Saturday, September 9, 11:00 am
Saturday, September 9, 12:30 pm
Saturday, September 9, 7:00 pm
Saturday, September 9, 8:30 pm
Sunday, September 10, 2:00 pm
Source:
Monday, September 11, 8:30 am
Monday, September 11, 12:00 pm
Monday, September 11, 3:30 pm
The teams are listed as follows:
Final Round Robin Standings
All draw times listed in Mountain Time ().
Friday, September 8, 8:30 am
Friday, September 8, 3:00 pm
Friday, September 8, 4:30 pm
Saturday, September 9, 8:30 am
Saturday, September 9, 3:00 pm
Saturday, September 9, 4:30 pm
Sunday, September 10, 9:00 am
Sunday, September 10, 7:00 pm
Source:
Monday, September 11, 8:30 am
Monday, September 11, 12:00 pm
Monday, September 11, 3:30 pm