Andrew Stopera (Blaine, USA) lost
5-4 to
Ki Jeong Lee (Uiseong, KOR) in the Final of the World Junior Men's Championship, held February 16 - 26, 2017 in PyeongChang, Korea.
Stopera finished 6-3 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Stopera defeated
Cameron Bryce (Stirling, SCO) 7-6, then went on to lose
5-3 against
Marco Onnis (Trentino, ITA). Stopera responded with a
9-6 win over
Jan Hess (Zug, SUI). Stopera went on to lose
7-4 against
Lee. Stopera responded with a
6-2 win over
Tyler Tardi (Langley, CAN). Stopera won
10-1 against
Ugurcan Karagoz (Eruzurum, TUR), then won
5-3 against
Magnus Ramsfjell (Jar, NOR). Stopera went on to lose
9-8 against
Johan Nygren (Goteberg, SWE). Stopera responded with a
6-4 win over
Zhi Yu Wang (Harbin, CHN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the World Junior Men's Championship, Stopera take home
13.246 world rankings points. For week of the event schedule, Stopera did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Stopera ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
