Johnson Tao (Edmonton, AB) lost
10-4 to
Landan Rooney (Whitby, ON) in the Final of the Canadian U21 Junior Mens Championship, held March 25 - April 1, 2022 in Stratford, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Tao won
5-4 over
Jordon McDonald (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2022 Canadian U21 Junior Mens Championship in Stratford, Ontario; and won
5-4 over
Connor Deane (New Westminster, BC) in the quarterfinals. of the 2022 Canadian U21 Junior Mens Championship in Stratford, Ontario;
Tao finished 7-1 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Tao defeated
Mitchell Schut (Cornwall, PEI) 5-4, then won
9-2 against
Aaron Van Ryssel (Springfield, MB) and
6-5 against
Adam Fenton (New Westminster, BC). Tao won
12-3 against
Rajan Dalrymple (Oromocto, NB), then won
7-3 against
Dylan Niepage (Guelph, ON). Tao went on to lose
7-1 against
Nathan Young (St. John's, NL). Tao responded with a
9-5 win over
Daymond Bernath (Saskatoon, SK). Tao won
9-2 against
Nick Mosher (Halifax, NS) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Canadian U21 Junior Mens Championship, Tao take home
23.687 world rankings points. For week 36 of the event schedule, Tao did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Tao ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
