John Shuster (Duluth, USA) lost
7-3 to
Brad Jacobs (Calgary, CAN) in the Final of the U.S. Steel Pan-Continental Championships, held October 19 - 26, 2025 in Virginia, Minnesota. To advance to the championship game, Shuster won
9-3 over
Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi (Karuizawa, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2026 U.S. Steel Pan-Continental Championships in Virginia, Minnesota;
Shuster finished 6-1 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shuster defeated
Yamaguchi 8-3, then won
7-3 against
Soo-Hyuk Kim (Gyeong-Buk, KOR) and
9-2 against
Marc Pfister (Manila, PHI). Shuster won
13-2 against
Australia's Hugh Millikin, then won
11-4 against
Sean Becker (Naseby, NZL) and
8-5 against
Xiao Ming Xu (Beijing, CHN). Shuster went on to lose
6-5 against
Jacobs in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the U.S. Steel Pan-Continental Championships, Shuster take home
33.550 world rankings points. Shuster move up 4 spots after posting a net gain of 14.706 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 14th overall with
198.950 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Shuster ranks 9th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
123.575 points earned so far this season.
