Jongduk Park (Gangwon, KOR) lost
7-6 to
Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN) in the Final of the ADVICS Cup, held August 9 - 12, 2019 in Kitami, Japan. To advance to the championship game, Park won
7-5 over
Yuta Matsumura (Kitami, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2019 ADVICS Cup in Kitami, Japan;
Park finished 4-0 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Park defeated
Junpei Kanda (Tokyo, JPN) 8-3, then won
6-5 against
Morozumi and
4-2 against
Naomasa Takeda (Sapporo, JPN). Park won
6-5 against
Jason Gunnlaugson (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the ADVICS Cup, Park take home
21.182 world rankings points along with the $6,248CDN prize, moving up 46 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 79th place overall with
46.066 total points. Park ranks 5th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
24.838 points earned so far this season.
