The Swiss junior champion team of Xenia Schwaller has won the 2023 DEKALB SuperSpiel, making them the first non-Canadian champion in the 16 year history of the event.

Schwaller needed an extra end today in the DEKALB final in Morris to defeat Serena Gray-Withers Alberta team 6-5. Earlier in the day, the young Swiss team had beaten Selena Sturmay (Alberta) 9-2 in the semi-final and Corrie Huerlimann (Switzerland) 8-1 in the quarterfinal.

In the Men’s final, Tanner Horgan (Northern Ontario) became a two-time champion with 4-2 final game win over Braden Calvert (Manitoba). Horgan was the 2019 champion when he was playing out of Manitoba.

In the semifinal, Team Horgan, which includes 2023 Manitoba Mixed champion Ian McMillan, beat Ryan Wiebe (Manitoba) 7-1.

(December 4 – 9AM) THREE MANITOBA TEAMS IN DEKALB MEN’S PLAYOFFS, ZERO IN WOMEN’S: Fourteen teams (8 women, 6 men) have advanced to the playoff rounds of the DEKALB SuperSpiel in Morris.

Two Swiss teams and one from the United States join five Canadian women’s teams. One USA team reached the men’s playoffs with five Canadian teams.

Three Manitoba men’s teams are hopeful of winning the top prize – they include the Jordon McDonald, Braden Calvert and Ryan Wiebe squads. They are joined in the playoffs by Rich Ruohenen (Minneapolis), Tanner Horgan (Northern Ontario) and Owen Purcell (Nova Scotia).

The Women’s Division features a Swiss match-up in the quarterfinals where Xenia Schwaller will play Corrie Huerlimann. The other women’s teams include Delaney Strouse (Minneapolis); Serena Gray-Withers and Selena Sturmay (Alberta) Clancy Grandy & Corryn Brown (BC); and Danielle Inglis (Ontario.

Top prize in the 24 team women’s event is $36,000 while the 16 team men’s division pays $24,000 for first place.

The final games are set for 4PM Monday in Morris.