2023 Icebreaker Challenge

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{{Infobox curling

| Name = 2023 Icebreaker Challenge

| Logo =

| Size =

| Host city = Morris, Manitoba

| Arena = Morris Curling Club

| Dates = August 25–27

| Winner = {{flagicon|MB}} Team Cameron

| Curling club = Granite CC, Winnipeg

| Skip = Kate Cameron

| Third = Meghan Walter

| Second = Taylor McDonald

| Lead = Mackenzie Elias

| Finalist = {{flagicon|USA}} Delaney Strouse

| prev = 2019

| next = 2024

}}

The 2023 Icebreaker Challenge was held from August 25 to 27 at the Morris Curling Club in Morris, Manitoba.{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Main&eventid=8046#1|title=Icebreaker Challenge|website=CurlingZone|access-date=August 26, 2023}} The event was held in a round robin format with a $6,500 purse.

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

The teams are listed as follows:{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=8046&eventtypeid=82&view=Teams#1|title=Teams|website=CurlingZone|access-date=August 26, 2023}}

class=wikitable
scope="col"| Skip

! scope="col"| Third

! scope="col"| Second

! scope="col"| Lead

! scope="col"| Alternate

! scope="col"| Locale

Sarah AndersonTaylor AndersonLexi LaniganLeah Yavarow{{flagicon|USA}} Minneapolis, Minnesota
Kate CameronMeghan WalterTaylor McDonaldMackenzie Elias{{flagicon|MB}} Winnipeg, Manitoba
Shaela HaywardKeira KrahnRylie CoxIndia Young{{flagicon|MB}} Carman, Manitoba
Katy LukowichJaycee TerrickLexa SigurdsonJulia Millan{{flagicon|MB}} Winnipeg, Manitoba
Miranda ScheelSara OlsonJordan HeinTessa Thurlow{{flagicon|USA}} Fargo, North Dakota
Delaney StrouseAnne O'HaraSydney MullaneyRebecca RodgersSusan Dudt{{flagicon|USA}} Traverse City, Michigan
Kristy WatlingLaura BurtnykEmily DeschenesSarah Pyke{{flagicon|MB}} Winnipeg, Manitoba
Rachel WorkinAnn PodollAnya NormandeauChristina Lammers{{flagicon|USA}} Fargo, North Dakota

==Round robin standings==

Final Round Robin Standings{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=8046&eventtypeid=82&view=Round-Robin#1|title=Standings|website=CurlingZone|access-date=August 26, 2023}}

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colspan=2|Key
style="background:#ffffcc; width:20px;"|

|align=left|Teams to Playoffs

table

|valign=top width=10%|

{| class=wikitable

width=150| Pool Awidth=15| Wwidth=15| Lwidth=15| PFwidth=15| PA
bgcolor=#ffffcc

| {{flagicon|MB}} Kate Cameron

301912
bgcolor=#ffffcc

| {{flagicon|USA}} Sarah Anderson

211812
{{flagicon|MB}} Shaela Hayward121821
{{flagicon|USA}} Miranda Scheel031424

|valign=top width=10%|

class=wikitable
width=150| Pool Bwidth=15| Wwidth=15| Lwidth=15| PFwidth=15| PA
bgcolor=#ffffcc

| {{flagicon|USA}} Delaney Strouse

211311
bgcolor=#ccffcc

| {{flagicon|MB}} Kristy Watling

211715
bgcolor=#ccffcc

| {{flagicon|USA}} Rachel Workin

211313
{{flagicon|MB}} Katy Lukowich031418

|}

Round robin results

All draw times listed in Central Time (UTC−05:00).{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=8046&eventtypeid=82&view=Scores#1|title=Scores|website=CurlingZone|access-date=August 26, 2023}}

=Draw 1=

Friday, August 25, 7:00 pm

{{Curlingbox8

| sheet = A

| team1 = {{flagicon|MB}} Kate Cameron

|1|0|0|0|1|1|0|2| |5

| team2 = {{flagicon|MB}} Shaela Hayward {{X}}

|0|1|0|1|0|0|2|0| |4

}}

{{Curlingbox8

| sheet = B

| team1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Delaney Strouse

|0|0|0|4|2|0|1|X| |7

| team2 = {{flagicon|MB}} Katy Lukowich {{X}}

|1|1|2|0|0|1|0|X| |5

}}

{{Curlingbox8

| sheet = D

| team1 = {{flagicon|MB}} Kristy Watling {{X}}

|1|0|1|1|0|1|1|0| |5

| team2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Rachel Workin

|0|2|0|0|3|0|0|3| |8

}}

{{Curlingbox8

| sheet = E

| team1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Sarah Anderson {{X}}

|0|2|0|1|0|2|0|X| |5

| team2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Miranda Scheel

|0|0|1|0|0|0|2|X| |3

}}

=Draw 2=

Saturday, August 26, 10:00 am

{{Curlingbox8

| sheet = B

| team1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Miranda Scheel

|0|0|3|0|1|0|0|X| |4

| team2 = {{flagicon|MB}} Kate Cameron {{X}}

|2|3|0|2|0|0|1|X| |8

}}

{{Curlingbox8

| sheet = C

| team1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Sarah Anderson {{X}}

|3|0|0|3|0|0|3|X| |9

| team2 = {{flagicon|MB}} Shaela Hayward

|0|1|0|0|1|1|0|X| |3

}}

{{Curlingbox8

| sheet = E

| team1 = {{flagicon|MB}} Kristy Watling {{X}}

|2|0|2|0|0|0|2|0|1 |7

| team2 = {{flagicon|MB}} Katy Lukowich

|0|2|0|1|1|1|0|1|0 |6

}}

{{Curlingbox8

| sheet = F

| team1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Delaney Strouse {{X}}

|0|1|2|0|2|0|X|X| |5

| team2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Rachel Workin

|0|0|0|0|0|1|X|X| |1

}}

=Draw 3=

Saturday, August 26, 2:00 pm

{{Curlingbox8

| sheet = A

| team1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Delaney Strouse {{X}}

|0|1|0|0|0|0|X|X| |1

| team2 = {{flagicon|MB}} Kristy Watling

|0|0|1|1|2|1|X|X| |5

}}

{{Curlingbox8

| sheet = C

| team1 = {{flagicon|MB}} Katy Lukowich

|0|1|0|0|0|1|1|X| |3

| team2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Rachel Workin {{X}}

|1|0|1|1|1|0|0|X| |4

}}

{{Curlingbox8

| sheet = D

| team1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Sarah Anderson {{X}}

|1|0|2|0|0|0|1|X| |4

| team2 = {{flagicon|MB}} Kate Cameron

|0|3|0|1|0|2|0|X| |6

}}

{{Curlingbox8

| sheet = F

| team1 = {{flagicon|MB}} Shaela Hayward {{X}}

|2|2|0|0|3|0|1|3| |11

| team2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Miranda Scheel

|0|0|2|4|0|1|0|0| |7

}}

Tiebreaker

Saturday, August 26, 6:00 pm

{{Curlingbox8

| sheet = E

| team1 = {{flagicon|MB}} Kristy Watling {{X}}

|2|0|1|3|0|3|X|X| |9

| team2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Rachel Workin

|0|1|0|0|2|0|X|X| |3

}}

Consolation

=Fifth place game=

Sunday, August 27, 10:00 am

{{Curlingbox8

| sheet = E

| team1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Rachel Workin {{X}}

|0|0|3|1|4|2|X|X| |10

| team2 = {{flagicon|MB}} Shaela Hayward

|1|2|0|0|0|0|X|X| |3

}}

=Seventh place game=

Sunday, August 27, 10:00 am

{{Curlingbox8

| sheet = F

| team1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Miranda Scheel

|1|0|1|0|1|0|0|0| |3

| team2 = {{flagicon|MB}} Katy Lukowich {{X}}

|0|1|0|1|0|1|1|1| |5

}}

Playoffs

Source:{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Playoffs&eventid=8046#1|title=Playoffs|website=CurlingZone|access-date=August 26, 2023}}

{{4TeamBracket

| RD1 = Semifinals

| RD2 = Final

| RD2b = Third place game

| team-width = 150px

| RD1-seed1 = 1

| RD1-team1 = {{flagicon|MB}} Kate Cameron

| RD1-score1 = 6

| RD1-seed2 = 4

| RD1-team2 = {{flagicon|MB}} Kristy Watling

| RD1-score2 = 0

| RD1-seed3 = 2

| RD1-team3 = {{flagicon|USA}} Delaney Strouse

| RD1-score3 = 6

| RD1-seed4 = 3

| RD1-team4 = {{flagicon|USA}} Sarah Anderson

| RD1-score4 = 2

| RD2-seed1 = 1

| RD2-team1 = {{flagicon|MB}} Kate Cameron

| RD2-score1 = 8

| RD2-seed2 = 2

| RD2-team2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Delaney Strouse

| RD2-score2 = 6

| RD2-seed3 = 4

| RD2-team3 = {{flagicon|MB}} Kristy Watling

| RD2-score3 = 6

| RD2-seed4 = 3

| RD2-team4 = {{flagicon|USA}} Sarah Anderson

| RD2-score4 = 8

}}

=Semifinals=

Sunday, August 27, 10:00 am

{{Curlingbox8

| sheet = B

| team1 = {{flagicon|MB}} Kate Cameron {{X}}

|1|2|3|X|X|X|X|X| |6

| team2 = {{flagicon|MB}} Kristy Watling

|0|0|0|X|X|X|X|X| |0

}}

{{Curlingbox8

| sheet = C

| team1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Delaney Strouse {{X}}

|1|0|0|0|2|3|X|X| |6

| team2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Sarah Anderson

|0|1|1|0|0|0|X|X| |2

}}

=Third place game=

Sunday, August 27, 1:30 pm

{{Curlingbox8

| sheet = E

| team1 = {{flagicon|MB}} Kristy Watling {{X}}

|1|1|0|1|0|0|3|0| |6

| team2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Sarah Anderson

|0|0|1|0|2|3|0|2| |8

}}

=Final=

Sunday, August 27, 1:30 pm

{{Curlingbox8

| sheet = D

| team1 = {{flagicon|MB}} Kate Cameron

|0|1|1|0|2|0|0|4| |8

| team2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Delaney Strouse {{X}}

|2|0|0|2|0|1|1|0| |6

}}

References

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