Sven Michel (Adelboden, SUI) lost
5-2 to
Tom Brewster (Aberdeen, UK) in the Final of the Swiss Cup Basel, held October 3 - 5, 2014 in Basel, Switzerland. To advance to the championship game, Michel won
6-4 over
Thomas Loevold (Oslo, NOR) in the semifinals of the 2014 Swiss Cup Basel in Basel, Switzerland; and won
6-3 over
Thomas Ulsrud (Oslo, NOR) in the quarterfinals. of the 2014 Swiss Cup Basel in Basel, Switzerland;
Michel finished 5-2 in the 40-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Michel defeated
Alexander Baumann (Fuessen, GER) 8-3, then won
7-3 against
Mario Freiberger (Zug, SUI). Michel went on to lose
7-0 against
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE). Michel lost
6-3 to
Switzerland's Manuel Ruch where Michel responded with a
7-2 win over
Felix Attinger (Dubendorf, SUI). Michel won
7-2 against
Andy Kapp (Fuessen, GER), then won
6-3 against
Switzerland's Yves Hess in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Swiss Cup Basel, Michel take home
17.640 world rankings points along with the $8,141CDN prize, moving up 2 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 12th place overall with
118.223 total points. Michel ranks 7th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
34.995 points earned so far this season.
