Nicholas Connolly (Seattle, WA) lost
5-4 to
Andrew Stopera (Chicago, IL) in the Final of the USA Junior Mens National Championship, held January 13 - 21, 2017 in Fargo, North Dakota.
Connolly finished 5-2 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Connolly defeated
Riley Fenson (Bemidji, MN) 8-3, then won
5-3 against
Chase Sinnett (Wayland, MA) and
5-3 against
Nicholas Steinhaus (Mapleton, MN). Connolly went on to lose
6-4 against
Josh Moore (Mapleton, MN). Connolly lost
11-9 to
Hunter Clawson (Potomac, MD) where Connolly responded with a
8-6 win over
Stopera. Connolly won
8-3 against
Timothy Hodek (Fargo-Moorhead, ND) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the USA Junior Mens National Championship, Connolly take home
7.054 world rankings points. For week of the event schedule, Connolly did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Connolly ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
