Taylor Reese-Hansen (Victoria, BC) won
9-4 over
Gracelyn Richards (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the U25 NextGen Classic, held August 27 - 30, 2024 at the Saville Community Sports Centre in Edmonton, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Reese-Hansen won
6-5 over
Serena Gray-Withers (Edmonton, AB) in the semifinals
Reese-Hansen finished 5-0 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Reese-Hansen defeated
Jenna Pomedli (Wadena, SK) 9-1, then won
8-2 against
Richards and
5-3 against
Katie Ford (Niagara Falls, ON). Reese-Hansen won
9-0 against
Emilie Lovitt (Sudbury, ON), then won
8-5 against
Isabelle Ladouceur (Sudbury, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the U25 NextGen Classic Championship title, Reese-Hansen earned
18.750 world rankings points along with the $6,000CDN first prize cheque. For week 5 of the event schedule, Reese-Hansen did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Reese-Hansen ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
