Korey Dropkin (Duluth, MN) won
7-5 over
Hunter Clawson (Clarksville, MD) in the Final of the USA Junior National Championships, held January 16 - 23, 2016 in Willmar, Minnesota.
Dropkin finished 7-2 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Dropkin defeated
Riley Fenson (Bemidji, MN) 7-2, then went on to lose
1-0 against
Andrew McDonald (Midland, MI). Dropkin responded with a
7-4 win over
Nicholas Connolly (Seattle, WA). Dropkin won
9-4 against
Josh Moore (Duluth, MN). Dropkin went on to lose
8-2 against
Clawson. Dropkin responded with a
9-4 win over
Chase Sinnett (Wayland, MA). Dropkin won
4-3 against
Timothy Hodek (Fargo, ND), then won
7-6 against
Andrew Stopera (Chicago, IL) and
7-2 against
Robert Shlimovitz (Portage, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the USA Junior National Championships Championship title, Dropkin earned
14.265 world rankings points. For week of the event schedule, Dropkin did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Dropkin ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
