Sam Mooibroek (Whitby, ON) won
7-2 over
Owen Purcell (Halifax, NS) in the Final of the U25 NextGen Classic, held August 31 - September 3, 2022 in Edmonton, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Mooibroek won
10-0 over
Rylan Kleiter (Saskatoon, SK) in the semifinals of the 2022 U25 NextGen Classic in Edmonton, Alberta;
Mooibroek finished 4-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Mooibroek defeated
Ryan Jacques (Edmonton, AB) 6-4, then went on to lose
6-5 against
Jacques Gauthier (Victoria, BC). Mooibroek responded with a
7-2 win over
Ryan Wiebe (Winnipeg, MB). Mooibroek won
6-3 against
Nathan Young (St. John's, NL), then won
7-2 against
Jordan Peters (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the U25 NextGen Classic Championship title, Mooibroek earned
22.500 world rankings points along with the $6,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 31 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 42nd place overall with
60.591 total points. Mooibroek ranks 16th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
22.500 points earned so far this season.
