Rich Ruohonen (Minneapolis, MN) qualified for the 2023 DEKALB Superspiel playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
10-3 against
Jordon McDonald (Winnipeg, MB). of the 2023 DEKALB Superspiel in Morris, Manitoba, Canada;
Ruohonen finished 4-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ruohonen defeated
Ethan Sampson (Chaska, MN) 5-4, then went on to lose
5-3 against
Ryan Wiebe (Winnipeg, MB). Ruohonen responded with a
6-2 win over
Matthew Manuel (Halifax, NS). Ruohonen went on to lose
7-4 against
McDonald. Ruohonen responded with a
8-1 win over
Connor Kauffman (Blaine, MN) to advance to the C-Qualifier where they
7-0 against
Nicholas Connolly (Seattle, WA) to advance to the playoff round. in their final qualifying round match.
Ruohonen earned
12.000 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the DEKALB Superspiel. Ruohonen move up 17 spots after posting a net gain of 8.579 points improving upon their best 6 results so far this season, ranking 65th overall with
51.829 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Ruohonen ranks 53rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
41.563 points earned so far this season.
