P.N. Raju (Hyderabad, IN) lost 9-6 to Guyana's Rayad Husain in the Bronze Medal game at the 2026 U.S. Steel Pan-Continental Championships -- B-Division in Eveleth, Minnesota. of the 2026 U.S. Steel Pan-Continental Championships -- B-Division in Eveleth, Minnesota; P.N. Raju (Hyderabad, IN) lost 9-6 to Guyana's Rayad Husain in the Bronze Medal game at the 2026 U.S. Steel Pan-Continental Championships -- B-Division in Eveleth, Minnesota. Raju lost
6-5 to
Hong Kong's Jason Chang in the semifinals to drop into the third place game. of the 2026 U.S. Steel Pan-Continental Championships -- B-Division in Eveleth, Minnesota;
Raju finished 8-2 in the 11-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Raju defeated
Saudi Arabia's Amar Masalmeh 9-2, then won
12-6 against
Nigeria's Harold Woods. Raju went on to lose
8-5 against
Guyana's Rayad Husain. Raju responded with a
10-8 win over
Mexico's Diego Tompkins. Raju won
9-6 against
Puerto Rico's Israel Acosta, then won
10-0 against
Brazil's Marcelo Cabral de Mello. Raju went on to lose
7-6 against
Hong Kong's Jason Chang. Raju responded with a
13-5 win over
Thailand's Teekawin Jearateetawit. Raju won
9-3 against
Ting-Li Lin (Taiwan, TPE), then won
11-9 against
Kazakhstan's Abylay Zhuzbay in their final qualifying round match.
With their fourth place finish at the U.S. Steel Pan-Continental Championships -- B-Division, Raju take home
3.200 world rankings points. Raju move up 42 spots after posting a net gain of 2.849 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 175th overall with
7.233 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Raju ranks 142nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
5.826 points earned so far this season.
