Matthew Hall (Kitchener-Waterloo, ON) lost
9-7 to
Tyler Tardi (Langley, BC) in the Final of the Canadian Junior Mens Championship, held January 21 - 29, 2017 in Victoria, British Columbia. To advance to the championship game, Hall won
7-6 over
Tanner Horgan (Copper Cliff, NONT) in the semifinals of the 2017 Canadian Junior Mens Championship in Victoria, British Columbia;
Hall finished 6-3 in the 13-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hall defeated
Horgan 7-4, then won
10-5 against
Rylan Kleiter (Saskatoon, SK). Hall went on to lose
5-4 against
Tardi. Hall lost
6-5 to
Matthew Manuel (Halifax, NS) where Hall responded with a
13-1 win over
Arthur Siksik (Iqaluit, NU). Hall won
6-3 against
Colton Goller (Calgary, AB), then won
9-4 against
Liam Marin (Saint John, NB) and
6-5 against
JT Ryan (Winnipeg, MB). Hall went on to lose
5-4 against
Tyler Smith (Charlottetown, PEI) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Canadian Junior Mens Championship, Hall take home
16.610 world rankings points. For week of the event schedule, Hall did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Hall ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
