Sam Mooibroek (Whitby, ON) lost
6-4 to
Rylan Kleiter (Saskatoon, SK) in the Final of the U25 NextGen Classic, held August 29 - September 2, 2023 at the Saville Community Sports Centre in Edmonton, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Mooibroek won
9-5 over
Nathan Young (St. Johns, NL) in the semifinals
Mooibroek finished 5-0 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Mooibroek defeated
Ryan Parent (Calgary, AB) 8-1, then won
7-2 against
Sam Steep (Kitchener-Waterloo, ON) and
7-4 against
Ryan Jacques (Edmonton, AB). Mooibroek won
9-0 against
Daymond Bernath (Saskatoon, SK), then won
8-3 against
Kleiter in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the U25 NextGen Classic, Mooibroek take home
16.500 world rankings points along with the $4,000CDN prize, moving up 5 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 29th place overall with
135.875 total points. Mooibroek ranks 17th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
27.125 points earned so far this season.
