Andrew Stopera (Chicago, IL) won
5-4 over
Nicholas Connolly (Seattle, WA) in the Final of the USA Junior Mens National Championship, held January 13 - 21, 2017 in Fargo, North Dakota.
Stopera finished 5-2 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Stopera defeated
Hunter Clawson (Potomac, MD) 6-3, then won
10-7 against
Josh Moore (Mapleton, MN). Stopera went on to lose
5-4 against
Timothy Hodek (Fargo-Moorhead, ND). Stopera responded with a
6-4 win over
Riley Fenson (Bemidji, MN). Stopera won
4-1 against
Chase Sinnett (Wayland, MA). Stopera went on to lose
8-6 against
Connolly. Stopera responded with a
5-3 win over
Nicholas Steinhaus (Mapleton, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the USA Junior Mens National Championship Championship title, Stopera earned
8.978 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.
