Hong Kong's Jason Chang won
10-9 over
Kazakhstan's Abylay Zhuzbay in the Final of the U.S. Steel Pan-Continental Championships -- B-Division, held October 19 - 26 in Eveleth, Minnesota. To advance to the championship game, Hong Kong's Jason Chang won
6-5 over
P.N. Raju (Hyderabad, IN) in the semifinals of the U.S. Steel Pan-Continental Championships -- B-Division in Eveleth, Minnesota;
Hong Kong's Jason Chang finished 8-2 in the 11-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hong Kong's Jason Chang lost
6-5 to
Puerto Rico's Israel Acosta, then responded with a
15-3 win over
Nigeria's Harold Woods. Hong Kong's Jason Chang won
11-2 against
Brazil's Marcelo Cabral de Mello, then won
10-3 against
Mexico's Diego Tompkins and
14-0 against
Thailand's Teekawin Jearateetawit. Hong Kong's Jason Chang won
10-5 against
Saudi Arabia's Amar Masalmeh, then won
7-6 against
Raju and
10-3 against
Ting-Li Lin (Taiwan, TPE). Hong Kong's Jason Chang went on to lose
10-3 against
Kazakhstan's Abylay Zhuzbay. Hong Kong's Jason Chang responded with a
8-7 win over
Guyana's Rayad Husain in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the U.S. Steel Pan-Continental Championships -- B-Division Championship title, Hong Kong's Jason Chang earned
6.000 world rankings points. Hong Kong's Jason Chang move up 64 spots after posting a net gain of 5.219 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 151st overall with
9.650 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Hong Kong's Jason Chang ranks 133rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
6.525 points earned so far this season.
