Yu Han/Qiang Zou (Beijing, CHN) won
5-4 over
Ying Yang/Jiafeng Tian (Beijing, CHN) in the Final of the Omnium Services Financiers Richard April, held November 10 - 12, 2023 in Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec. To advance to the championship game, Han/Zou won
8-2 over
Lauren Cheal/Greg Cheal (Sherbrooke, QC) in the semifinals of the 2023 Omnium Services Financiers Richard April in Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec; and won
9-1 over
Kelly Tremblay/Pierre Lanoue (Boucherville, MTL) in the quarterfinals.
Han/Zou finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Han/Zou defeated
Cheal/Cheal 7-6, then won
6-5 against
Tyler Parmiter/Ronnie Burgess (Fredericton, NB) and
11-3 against
Lisianne Ouellet/Guillaume Rousseau (Rivière-du-Loup, QC) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Omnium Services Financiers Richard April Championship title, Han/Zou earned
22.500 world rankings points along with the $800CDN first prize cheque. For week 16 of the event schedule, Han/Zou did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 124th to 126th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
10.626 total points. Han/Zou ranks 59th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
10.626 points earned so far this season.
