Owen Purcell (Halifax, NS) won
10-9 over
Nathan Young (St. John's, NL) in the Final of the Canadian Junior World Qualifier, held November 23 - 28, 2021 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Purcell won
7-2 over
Daymond Bernath (Saskatoon, SK) to advance to the championship game. of the 2022 Canadian Junior World Qualifier in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan;
Purcell finished 5-0 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Purcell defeated
Raphael Patry (Jonquiere, QC) 14-4, then won
9-8 against
Bernath and
9-3 against
Young. Purcell won
10-3 against
Jullian Bowling (Yellowknife, NT), then won
5-4 against
Connor Deane (New Westminster, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Canadian Junior World Qualifier Championship title, Purcell earned
24.938 world rankings points, moving up 55 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 70th place overall with
52.897 total points. Purcell ranks 43rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
47.084 points earned so far this season.
