Korey Dropkin (Duluth, MN) won
6-4 over
Daniel Casper (Chaska, MN) in the Final of the Curl Mesabi Classic, held December 16 - 18, 2022 at the Curl Mesabi in Eveleth, United States. To advance to the championship game, Dropkin won
10-4 over
Scott Dunnam (Philadelphia, PA) in the semifinals of the 2022 Curl Mesabi Classic in Eveleth, Minnesota, United States; and won
7-4 over
Darryl Sobering (Denver, CO) in the quarterfinals. of the 2022 Curl Mesabi Classic in Eveleth, Minnesota, United States;
Dropkin finished 4-0 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Dropkin defeated
Sobering 11-2, then won
8-1 against
Evan Jensen (Raleigh, NC) and
5-4 against
Wesley Wendling (Steven Point, WI). Dropkin won
7-4 against
Ethan Sampson (Chaska, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Curl Mesabi Classic Championship title, Dropkin earned
22.500 world rankings points along with the $8,160CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 11th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 1.5 after improving upon their best so far this season. Dropkin ranks 10th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
154.000 points earned so far this season.
