Andrew Stopera (Duluth, MN) lost 9-6 to Riku Yanagisawa (Karuizawa, JPN) 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; Andrew Stopera (Duluth, MN) lost 9-6 to Riku Yanagisawa (Karuizawa, JPN) in the Bronze Medal game at the 2024 Pan-Continental Championships in Kelowna, British Columbia. Stopera lost
8-3 to
Brad Gushue (St. John's, CAN) in the semifinals to drop into the third place game.
Stopera are currently 4-3 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Stopera defeated
Rayad Husain (Georgetown, GUY) 19-0, then won
8-2 against
Randie Shen (Taipei City, TPE). Stopera went on to lose
7-5 against
Gushue. Stopera responded with a
8-3 win over
Australia's Jay Merchant. Stopera went on to lose
8-3 against
Jongduk Park (Gangwon, KOR). Stopera lost
4-2 to
Yanagisawa where Stopera responded with a
7-2 win over
Anton Hood (Naseby, NZL). In their next game, Stopera plays.
With their fourth place finish at the Pan-Continental Championships, Stopera take home
15.000 world rankings points, remaining in 12th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 11.25 after improving upon their best so far this season. Stopera ranks 24th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
68.000 points earned so far this season.
