Jayden King (London, ON) lost
5-1 to
Jordon McDonald (Winnipeg, MB) 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, King won
11-4 over
Sam Mooibroek (Waterloo, ON) in the semifinals
King finished 5-0 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, King defeated
Kibo Mulima (Kingston, ON) 8-6, then won
7-5 against
Jacob Libbus (Black Diamond, AB) and
6-4 against
Bradley Moser (Saskatoon, SK). King won
5-3 against
McDonald, then won
7-3 against
Nathan Young (St.John's, NL) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the U25 NextGen Classic, King take home
13.750 world rankings points along with the $4,000CDN prize. For week 5 of the event schedule, King did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. King ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
