Owen Purcell (Halifax, NS) lost
7-2 to
Sam Mooibroek (Whitby, ON) in the Final of the U25 NextGen Classic, held August 31 - September 3, 2022 in Edmonton, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Purcell won
5-3 over
Nathan Young (St. John's, NL) in the semifinals
Purcell finished 4-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Purcell defeated
Rylan Kleiter (Saskatoon, SK) 7-4, then won
6-5 against
Young and
7-3 against
Daymond Bernath (Saskatoon, SK). Purcell went on to lose
3-2 against
Ryan Wiebe (Winnipeg, MB). Purcell responded with a
6-5 win over
Landan Rooney (Whitby, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the U25 NextGen Classic, Purcell take home
16.500 world rankings points along with the $4,000CDN prize, moving up 18 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 40th place overall with
64.804 total points. Purcell ranks 25th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
16.500 points earned so far this season.
