Milja Hellsten (Hyvinkaa, FIN) finished 15-5 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hellsten defeated
Eszter Juhasz (Helsinki, FIN) 6-5, then won
11-2 against
Kirsti Kauste (Vantaa, FIN). Hellsten went on to lose
9-4 against
Anne Malmi (Hyvinkaa, FIN). Hellsten lost
10-3 to
Lare Norri (Helsinki, FIN) where Hellsten responded with a
10-3 win over
Taru Oksanen (Lohja, FIN). Hellsten won
1-0 against
Mari Wickstrom (Mariehamn, FIN), then won
7-6 against
Sanna Puustinen (Mariehamn, FIN) and
9-3 against
Kauste. Hellsten won
12-2 against
Wickstrom, then won
10-2 against
Norri and
20-2 against
Oksanen. Hellsten won
7-6 against
Malmi, then won
9-2 against
Juhasz. Hellsten went on to lose
10-5 against
Puustinen. Hellsten responded with a
9-6 win over
Malmi. Hellsten went on to lose
7-5 against
Puustinen. Hellsten responded with a
7-5 win over
Norri. Hellsten went on to lose
8-7 against
Malmi. Hellsten responded with a
6-5 win over
Puustinen. Hellsten won
10-4 against
Norri in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Finnish Women's Championship, Hellsten take home
2.500 world rankings points, moving up 49 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 139th place overall with
4.625 total points. Hellsten ranks 148th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
2.500 points earned so far this season.
