Johnson Tao (Edmonton, AB) won
7-4 over
Dallas Burgess (Thunder Bay, NONT) in the Final of the New Holland Canadian Junior Championship, held March 25 - April 2, 2023 in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Tao won
7-1 over
Landan Rooney (Mississauga, ON) to advance to the championship game. of the 2023 New Holland Canadian Junior Championship in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec;
Tao finished 7-1 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Tao defeated
Rooney 5-4, then won
10-3 against
Newfoundland / Labrador's Simon Perry. Tao went on to lose
6-5 against
Nova Scotia's Calan MacIsaac. Tao responded with a
6-5 win over
Timothy Marin (Saint John, NB). Tao won
9-2 against
Adam Bedard (Rouyn-Noranda, QC), then won
7-6 against
Adam Fenton (Vancouver, BC) and
8-3 against
Logan Ede (Martensville, SK). Tao won
8-7 against
Adam Drewitz (Saskatoon, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the New Holland Canadian Junior Championship Championship title, Tao earned
22.500 world rankings points. Tao move up 28 spots after posting a net gain of 21.75 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 55th overall with
64.438 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Tao ranks 55th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
64.438 points earned so far this season.
