Tanner Horgan (Winnipeg Beach, MB) lost
5-4 to
Korey Dropkin (Chaska, USA) in the Final of the Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 2, held November 5 - 10, 2019 in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. To advance to the championship game, Horgan won
6-3 over
Kirk Muyres (Saskatoon, SK) in the semifinals of the 2019 Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 2 in Pictou County, Nova Scotia; and won
6-3 over
Rich Ruohonen (Minneapolis, USA) in the quarterfinals.
Horgan finished 4-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Horgan defeated
James Grattan (Oromocto, NB) 7-4, then won
4-3 against
Karsten Sturmay (Edmonton, AB) and
8-2 against
Jamie Murphy (Halifax, NS). Horgan won
10-2 against
Ruohonen in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 2, Horgan take home
34.650 world rankings points along with the $8,000CDN prize, remaining in 22nd place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 23.769 after improving upon their best so far this season. Horgan ranks 8th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
141.610 points earned so far this season.
