Alex Champ (Toronto, ON) won
6-5 over
Yves Stocker (Zug, SUI) in the Final of the KW Fall Classic, held September 14 - 17, 2023 at the K-W Granite Club in Waterloo, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Champ won
7-3 over
Ian Dickie (Kitchener, ON) in the semifinals of the 2023 KW Fall Classic in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; and won
8-7 over
James Craik (Forfar, SCO) in the quarterfinals.
Champ finished 3-2 in the 19-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Champ defeated
Mark Kean (Woodstock, ON) 8-2, then went on to lose
7-5 against
Craik. Champ lost
6-4 to
Hayato Sato (Sapporo, JPN) where Champ responded with a
8-1 win over
Jordan McNamara (Ottawa, ON). Champ won
8-5 against
Scott Dunnam (Philadelphia, PA) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the KW Fall Classic Championship title, Champ earned
22.500 world rankings points along with the $3,500CDN first prize cheque, moving up 12 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 49th place overall with
84.079 total points. Champ ranks 30th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
24.188 points earned so far this season.
