Kazakhstan's Abylay Zhuzbay lost
10-9 to
Hong Kong's Jason Chang 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, Kazakhstan's Abylay Zhuzbay won
10-7 over
Guyana's Rayad Husain in the semifinals
Kazakhstan's Abylay Zhuzbay finished 9-1 in the 11-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kazakhstan's Abylay Zhuzbay defeated
Saudi Arabia's Amar Masalmeh 16-0, then won
13-4 against
Puerto Rico's Israel Acosta and
13-3 against
Thailand's Teekawin Jearateetawit. Kazakhstan's Abylay Zhuzbay won
12-7 against
Guyana's Rayad Husain, then won
12-4 against
Mexico's Diego Tompkins and
10-2 against
Ting-Li Lin (Taiwan, TPE). Kazakhstan's Abylay Zhuzbay won
14-0 against
Nigeria's Harold Woods, then won
8-2 against
Brazil's Marcelo Cabral de Mello and
10-3 against
Hong Kong's Jason Chang. Kazakhstan's Abylay Zhuzbay went on to lose
11-9 against
P.N. Raju (Hyderabad, IN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the U.S. Steel Pan-Continental Championships -- B-Division, Kazakhstan's Abylay Zhuzbay take home
4.400 world rankings points. For week 14 of the event schedule, Kazakhstan's Abylay Zhuzbay did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Kazakhstan's Abylay Zhuzbay ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
