Abby Marks (Edmonton, AB) won
7-5 over
Myla Plett (Sherwood Park, AB) in the Final of the Saville U25 Challenge, held October 20 - 22, 2023 at the Saville Community Sports Centre in Edmonton, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Marks won
6-2 over
Minseo Kim (Jeonbuk, KOR) in the semifinals of the 2023 Saville U25 Challenge in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; and won
7-6 over
Gracelyn Richards (Edmonton, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 Saville U25 Challenge in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada;
Marks finished 2-1 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Marks defeated
Minjae Jung (Uiseong-Eup, KOR) 5-4, then went on to lose
8-6 against
Youbeen Park (Seoul, KOR). Marks responded with a
5-2 win over
Kellie Stiksma (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Saville U25 Challenge Championship title, Marks earned
15.000 world rankings points along with the $1,800CDN first prize cheque. Marks move up 4 spots after posting a net gain of 7.739 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 39th overall with
79.372 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Marks ranks 35th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
43.063 points earned so far this season.
