Nicholas Connolly (Seattle, WA) qualified for the 2023 King Cash Spiel playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
9-4 against
Kyler Kleibrink (Langley, BC). of the 2023 King Cash Spiel in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada;
Connolly finished 2-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Connolly defeated
Jongduk Park (Gangwon, KOR) 8-6, then won
4-3 against
's Jeff Guignard. Connolly went on to lose
8-1 against
Jason Montgomery (Victoria, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
Connolly earned
4.500 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the King Cash Spiel. Connolly move up 19 spots after posting a net gain of 2.555 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 128th overall with
20.227 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Connolly ranks 92nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
10.500 points earned so far this season.
