Shinya Abe (Sapporo, JPN) lost
6-4 to
Xiao Ming Xu (Beijing, CHN) in the Final of the Pan-Continental Championships, held October 27 - November 2, 2024 in Lacombe, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Abe won
8-4 over
Brad Gushue (St. John's, CAN) in the semifinals
Abe finished 4-3 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Abe defeated
Ken Hsu (Taipei City, TPE) 9-1, then won
7-4 against
Australia's Steve Johns and
6-4 against
JaeBeom Lee (Uiseong, KOR). Abe went on to lose
5-4 against
Xu. Abe lost
7-5 to
Gushue where Abe responded with a
9-1 win over
Anton Hood (Naseby, NZL). Abe went on to lose
8-2 against
John Shuster (Duluth, USA) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Pan-Continental Championships, Abe take home
27.500 world rankings points. For week 14 of the event schedule, Abe did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Abe ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
