Oct022025
Congratulations go out to all of the #1 Ranked Youth Players for the 2024-25 season (full final year-end lists):
- Senior Female – Kylie Chapman – AB
- Senior Male – Nathan Osmond – AB
- Junior Male – Colton Dunn – WO
- Junior Female – Jayda Hammond - BC
These Top Ranked Players will receive an invitation to the next World Masters. Other top ranked players may also receive invitations, depending on the number of Canada invitations received.
In addition to the Provincial and National Championships, there was a total of 12 tournaments in 4 member bodies (AB, WO, EO, NL) across Canada this season where youth players could earn NDFC Youth Ranking Points. We will be up to 5 member bodies in 2025-26 with QC hosting a youth ranked tournament in November. We can't thank the tournament organizers enough for putting on these youth ranked tournaments. They are the future of our sport!
The following is a list of invitations that have been earned to buy-in as an independent ranked player in the 2026 Youth Nationals Singles Championships should anyone not make their provincial team:
SENIOR FEMALES
Penney Calie (EO)
The other 3 in the top 4 have aged out
SENIOR MALES
Hammond Peyton (BC)
The other 3 in the top 4 have aged out
JUNIOR MALES
Dunn Colton (WO)
McNeil Liam (EO)
Danis Jaxson (AB)
Smith A.B. (AB) tied
Goddard Ben (WO) tied
JUNIOR FEMALES
Hammond Jayda (BC)
Boone Shaelyn (AB)
Mills Hailey (AB)
Carnochan Calex (WO)
If any Junior has aged up to the Senior category for the 2025-26 season, their invitation will be for the Senior Youth singles events. Further details regarding buying in as an independent ranked player will be forwarded to all players and their parents closer to the 2026 Youth Nationals.
Sep142025
Congratulations to the following individuals who received Masters invites for the event in October 2025. These players are eligible for the Masters invites as per Regulation 5.1.1 of the NDFC Regulations.
**Please note, although invites have been offered, this list does not confirm acceptance of the invite or participation in the Masters event. Nor is this a complete list of all the invitations extended**
2025 CANADIAN YOUTH INVITEES
BOYS
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2025 Junior Singles Champion
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Liam McNeil
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2025 Senior Singles Champion
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Peyton Hammond
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23/24 JR Ranking List - 1st
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Ben Goddard
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23/24 SR Ranking List - 1st
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Nathan Osmond
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23/24 JR Ranking List - 2nd
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Jaxson Danis
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23/24 SR Ranking List - 2nd
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Nicholas Cripps
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2025 Junior Singles Runner-Up
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Jaxson Danis
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2025 Senior Singles Runner-Up
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Nathan Osmond
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2025 Junior Singles Bronze Medalist
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Griffin Hansen
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2025 Junior Singles Bronze Medalist
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Samuel Fleury
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2025 Senior Singles Bronze Medalist
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Jordan Crocker
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2025 Senior Singles Bronze Medalist
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Cole Morrison
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GIRLS
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2025 Junior Singles Champion
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Jayda Hammond
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2025 Senior Singles Champion
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Kylie Chapman
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23/24 JR Ranking List - 1st
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Caidynce Rever
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23/24 SR Ranking List - 1st
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Kylie Chapman
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23/24 JR Ranking List - 2nd
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Saylee Blois
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23/24 SR Ranking List - 2nd
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Kayla Smith
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2025 Junior Singles Runner-Up
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Brianna Tobin
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2025 Senior Singles Runner-Up
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Hannah Ellis
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2025 Junior Singles Bronze Medalist
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Shaelyn Boone
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2025 Junior Singles Bronze Medalist
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Isabelle Thibodeau
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2025 Senior Singles Bronze Medalist
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Calie Penney
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2025 Senior Singles Bronze Medalist
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Declyn Keays
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2025 CANADIAN ADULT INVITEES
MEN
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2025 Canadian Singles Champion
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Jeff Smith
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2025 Canadian Open Champions
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Clint Clarkson
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2025 Youth Sr Singles Champion (Aged out)
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N/A
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2025 #1 Ranked Player
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Shane Sakchekapo
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2025 #2 Ranked Player
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Clint Clarkson
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2025 Canadian Singles Runner-up
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Nick Smith
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2025 Canadian Open Singles Runner-up
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Darryl Christie
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23/24 Youth Ranking List (Aged out) - 1st
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Nathan Osmond
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2025 3rd Place Canadian Singles
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Dwayne Laviolette
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2025 4th Place Canadian Singles
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Braeden Campbell
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Youth Aged Out
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Nicholas Cripps
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WOMEN
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2025 Canadian Singles Champion
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Joanne Walsh
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2025 Canadian Open Champions
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Maria Carli
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2025 Youth Sr Singles Champion (Aged out)
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Kylie Chapman
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2025 #1 Ranked Player
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Maria Carli
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2025 #2 Ranked Player
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Roxanne VanTassel
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2025 Canadian Singles Runner-up
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Brenda Moreau
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2025 Canadian Open Singles Runner-up
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Debbie Lewis-Christmas
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23/24 Youth Ranking List (Aged out) - 1st
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Kayla Smith
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2025 3rd Place Canadian Singles
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Pam Hall
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2025 4th Place Canadian Singles
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Jenelle Legge-Philpott
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Youth Aged Out
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Hannah Ellis
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CONGRATULATIONS!
Additional invites have been extended to Provincial Champions and for additional positions from the Canadian Nationals Singles Championship or the Official Ranking List at May 1, 2025.
Sep022025
Because of youth age restrictions, the NDFC Youth Ranking Lists run from October 1 to September 30 each year to correspond with our membership season.
The NDFC is excited to announce a new reward associated with the NDFC youth ranking system – the ability to buy into the singles at Youth Nationals.
Youth members that are in the top 4 of the NDFC youth ranking list as of September 30th, including ties, will now be able to buy into the next National Youth Singles Championship event if they have not made their member body youth team. The parameters include:
- If a player is in the top 4 on the Junior Ranking List but have aged up to the Seniors Division, they would be buying into the Seniors Singles event
- If a player is in the top 4 of the Senior Ranking List but have aged out of the youth program, the ability to buy in would be void
- Any points earned by buy-in ranked player will not count toward their member body Canada Cup points as they are competing as an independent player
- Every top ranked player buying into the Youth Nationals Singles event will be required to bring their own chaperone, unless the player’s member body is willing to take responsibility for that ranked player
- The buy-in fee will be $250.00 per ranked player, and the player is responsible for their own travel, accommodations, banquet ticket, etc.
- The buy-in players will have the same curfew rules as all other participants in the Youth Nationals
Upon completion of the ranking season, top ranked youth players and their parents will be contacted by the NDFC Youth Development Director with the deadlines associated with buying in as a ranked player.
We truly hope that this will encourage more member bodies and more tournament organizers to create NDFC youth ranked tournaments across Canada.
Aug212025
Players will start seeing the term “Open” on WDF ranked tournament flyers because of the recent WDF decision regarding female-only event participation and changes to the WDF Transgender Policy. The WDF has confirmed that anyone is eligible to play in WDF “Open” events. Eligibility for female-only events are limited to those athletes that are recorded female-at-birth, including transgender males that are not undergoing hormone treatment or that have not commenced hormone treatment.
It is very important to note that the WDF rules state that an athlete CANNOT play across both categories in a single season unless they become no longer eligible to participate in female-only events. Therefore, an athlete that is eligibility to play in female-only WDF events will have to choose between:
- Open Adult OR Women’s events
- Open Youth U23 OR Girls U23 events*
- Open Youth U18 OR Girls U18 events*
*The only exception to this would be when a WDF youth event is combined into a co-ed event because of very low participation. Then points would appear on the applicable open youth or female youth ranking list and playing in that “Co-ed” event does affect a female-born athlete’s participation for the rest of the season.
Points earned in WDF Open events will appear on the Open Adult, Open Youth U23 or Open Youth U18 ranking lists. Points earned in WDF Female-only events will appear on the Women’s Adult, Girls Youth U23 or Girls Youth U18 ranking lists.
The NDFC has yet to fully discuss this topic or set future direction in Canada. Female-born athletes considering entering a WDF “Open” event should be aware that their decision could have implications for future NDFC event eligibility that the NDFC has not yet discussed or identified.