Korey Dropkin (Duluth, MN) won
6-3 over
Aaron Sluchinski (Calgary, AB) in the Final of the HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 2, held October 18 - 23, 2022 in Grande Prairie, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Dropkin won
5-2 over
Felix Asselin (Montreal, QC) in the semifinals of the 2022 HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 2 in Grande Prairie, Alberta; and won
3-2 over
Ryan Wiebe (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2022 HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 2 in Grande Prairie, Alberta;
Dropkin finished 3-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Dropkin defeated
Ryan Jacques (Edmonton, AB) 4-1, then won
7-3 against
Chang-Min Kim (Gyeongbuk, KOR). Dropkin went on to lose
6-3 against
Kody Hartung (Saskatoon, SK). Dropkin responded with a
7-2 win over
Karsten Sturmay (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 2 Championship title, Dropkin earned
37.500 world rankings points along with the $10,000CDN first prize cheque. Dropkin move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 16.5 points improving upon their best 3 results so far this season, ranking 11th overall with
183.996 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Dropkin ranks 5th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
110.250 points earned so far this season.
