Jongduk Park (Gangwon, KOR) lost
8-3 to
Brad Gushue (St. John's, CAN) in the Final of the Pan-Continental Championships, held October 29 - November 4, 2023 in Kelowna, British Columbia. To advance to the championship game, Park won
8-7 over
Riku Yanagisawa (Karuizawa, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2024 Pan-Continental Championships in Kelowna, British Columbia;
Park are currently 5-2 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Park defeated
Gushue 8-5, then won
9-6 against
Australia's Jay Merchant and
9-6 against
Randie Shen (Taipei City, TPE). Park won
6-4 against
Rayad Husain (Georgetown, GUY), then won
8-3 against
Andrew Stopera (Duluth, MN). Park went on to lose
8-5 against
Anton Hood (Naseby, NZL). Park lost
10-5 to
Yanagisawa. In their next game, Park plays.
With their runner-up finish at the Pan-Continental Championships, Park take home
27.500 world rankings points. Park move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 12.5 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 40th overall with
102.196 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Park ranks 20th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
77.000 points earned so far this season.
