Harri Lill (Tallinn, EST) lost
8-4 to
Wille Makela (Hyvinkaa, FIN) in the Final of the Latvia International Challenger, held October 25 - 28, 2018 in Tukums, Latvia. To advance to the championship game, Lill won
6-3 over
Borys Jasiecki (Sopot, POL) in the semifinals of the 2018 Latvia International Challenger in Tukums, Latvia; and won
9-4 over
Vadim Raev (Moscow, RUS) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 Latvia International Challenger in Tukums, Latvia;
Lill finished 2-2 in the 13-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Lill lost
8-4 to
Ulrik Damm (Hvidovre, DEN), then responded with a
8-7 win over
Jasiecki. Lill went on to lose
6-3 against
Michael Mueller (Aarau, SUI). Lill responded with a
8-6 win over
Kriss Vonda (Riga, LAT) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Latvia International Challenger, Lill take home
7.167 world rankings points along with the $1,194CDN prize, moving up 97 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 202nd place overall with
11.744 total points. Lill ranks 138th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
8.346 points earned so far this season.
