P.N. Raju (Hyderabad, IN) lost
8-5 to
Rayad Husain (Georgetown, GUY) in the Final of the Pan-Continental Championships -- B-Division, held October 31 - November 6, 2022 in Calgary, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Raju won
9-3 over
Adil Zhumagozha (Almaty, KAZ) in the semifinals of the 2023 Pan-Continental Championships -- B-Division in Calgary, Alberta;
Raju are currently 4-2 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Raju defeated
Zhumagozha 7-6, then won
8-4 against
Lajos Belleli (Doha, QAT). Raju went on to lose
11-4 against
Jason Chang (Hong Kong, HKG). Raju lost
6-5 to
Husain where Raju responded with a
15-0 win over
Alastair Fyfe (Riyadh, KSA). Raju won
13-7 against
Oliver Echenje (Nairobi, KEN). In their next game, Raju plays.
With their runner-up finish at the Pan-Continental Championships -- B-Division, Raju take home
5.500 world rankings points, moving up 374 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 221st place overall with
5.500 total points. Raju ranks 172nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
5.500 points earned so far this season.
