Kalle Kiiskinen (Hyvinkaa, FIN) finished 14-6 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kiiskinen defeated
Tomi Kokkola (Savitaipale, FIN) 13-5, then went on to lose
7-6 against
Toni Anttila (Mariehamn, FIN). Kiiskinen responded with a
7-5 win over
Tomi Rantamaki (Hyvinkaa, FIN). Kiiskinen won
6-4 against
Markku Uusipaavalniemi (Helsinki, FIN), then won
11-2 against
Jari Saarelainen (Helsinki, FIN) and
9-4 against
Jani Sullanmaa (Hyvinkaa, FIN). Kiiskinen went on to lose
8-5 against
Aku Kauste (Helsinki, FIN). Kiiskinen responded with a
11-3 win over
Kokkola. Kiiskinen won
10-9 against
Anttila. Kiiskinen went on to lose
10-6 against
Rantamaki. Kiiskinen responded with a
9-3 win over
Uusipaavalniemi. Kiiskinen won
13-4 against
Saarelainen, then won
8-3 against
Sullanmaa and
7-6 against
Kauste. Kiiskinen won
8-2 against
Anttila, then won
7-5 against
Kauste. Kiiskinen went on to lose
8-3 against
Sullanmaa. Kiiskinen responded with a
11-4 win over
Anttila. Kiiskinen went on to lose
7-6 against
Kauste. Kiiskinen lost
10-8 to
Sullanmaa in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Finnish Men's Championship Championship title, Kiiskinen earned
4.000 world rankings points, moving up 73 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 182nd place overall with
6.675 total points. Kiiskinen ranks 141st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
5.425 points earned so far this season.
