Abylay Zhuzbay (Almaty, KAZ) lost
9-3 to
Marc Pfister (Manilla, PHI) in the Final of the Pan-Continental Championships -- B-Division, held October 27 - November 2, 2024 in Lacombe, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Zhuzbay won
10-3 over
Ian Robertson (Kingston, JAM) in the semifinals
Zhuzbay finished 8-2 in the 11-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Zhuzbay lost
9-8 to
Robertson, then responded with a
12-3 win over
Harold Woods (Accra, NGR). Zhuzbay won
7-2 against
Marcelo Cabral de Mello (Sao Paolo, BRA), then won
11-3 against
Jonathan Vargas (San Juan, PR) and
7-6 against
Jason Chang (Hong Kong, HKG). Zhuzbay won
10-5 against
P.N. Raju (Hyderabad, IN), then won
17-0 against
Haggai Odhiambo Ogak (Nairobi, KEN) and
9-2 against
Amar Masalmeh (Riyadh, KSA). Zhuzbay won
9-4 against
Nasser Alyafei (Doha, QAT). Zhuzbay went on to lose
6-5 against
Pfister in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Pan-Continental Championships -- B-Division, Zhuzbay take home
2.750 world rankings points. For week 14 of the event schedule, Zhuzbay did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Zhuzbay ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
