Kyle Smith (Perth, SCO) lost
4-3 to
Marc Pfister (Adelboden, SUI) in the Final of the German Masters, held January 19 - 21, 2018 in Hamburg, Germany. To advance to the championship game, Smith won
6-1 over
Alexander Baumann (Baden-Baden, GER) in the semifinals of the 2018 German Masters in Hamburg, Germany; and won
7-2 over
Yves Hess (Zug, SUI) in the quarterfinals.
Smith finished 4-0 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith defeated
Stefan Staehli (Bern, SUI) 5-4, then won
6-3 against
Sebastian Wunderer (Kitzbuhel, AUT) and
5-4 against
Klaudius Harsch (Hamberg, GER). Smith won
5-4 against
Yannick Schwaller (Bern, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the German Masters, Smith take home
24.977 world rankings points along with the $4,592CDN prize, remaining in 9th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 23.952 after improving upon their best so far this season. Smith ranks 15th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
171.641 points earned so far this season.
