Riku Yanagisawa (Karuizawa, JPN) won 9-6 over Andrew Stopera (Duluth, MN) in the Bronze Medal game at the 2024 Pan-Continental Championships in Kelowna, British Columbia. of the 2024 Pan-Continental Championships in Kelowna, British Columbia; Riku Yanagisawa (Karuizawa, JPN) won 9-6 over Andrew Stopera (Duluth, MN) in the Bronze Medal game at the 2024 Pan-Continental Championships in Kelowna, British Columbia. Yanagisawa lost
8-7 to
Jongduk Park (Gangwon, KOR) in the semifinals to drop into the third place game. of the 2024 Pan-Continental Championships in Kelowna, British Columbia;
Yanagisawa are currently 6-1 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Yanagisawa defeated
Randie Shen (Taipei City, TPE) 12-2, then won
9-2 against
Rayad Husain (Georgetown, GUY) and
11-6 against
Australia's Jay Merchant. Yanagisawa went on to lose
6-3 against
Brad Gushue (St. John's, CAN). Yanagisawa responded with a
6-4 win over
Anton Hood (Naseby, NZL). Yanagisawa won
4-2 against
Stopera, then won
10-5 against
Park. In their next game, Yanagisawa plays.
With their third place finish at the Pan-Continental Championships, Yanagisawa earn
21.250 world rankings points. Yanagisawa move up 4 spots after posting a net gain of 13.75 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 21st overall with
167.109 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Yanagisawa ranks 27th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
61.875 points earned so far this season.
