Matt Dunstone (Winnipeg, MB) lost
7-3 to
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) in the Final of the HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 1, held October 18 - 23, 2022 in Grande Prairie, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Dunstone won
7-2 over
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) in the semifinals of the 2022 HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 1 in Grande Prairie, Alberta; and won
8-3 over
Yannick Schwaller (Geneva, SUI) in the quarterfinals. of the 2022 HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 1 in Grande Prairie, Alberta;
Dunstone finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Dunstone defeated
Ross Whyte (Stirling, SCO) 8-6, then won
9-5 against
Michael Brunner (Bern, SUI). Dunstone went on to lose
5-3 against
Bruce Mouat (Stirling, SCO). Dunstone responded with a
6-5 win over
Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 1, Dunstone take home
49.500 world rankings points along with the $18,000CDN prize, remaining in 5th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 22 after improving upon their best so far this season. Dunstone ranks 3rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
121.750 points earned so far this season.
