Tomi Rantamaki (Hyvinkaa, FIN) lost
6-3 to
Ilya Shalamitski (Minsk, BLR) in the Final of the Tallinn Mens International Challenger, held September 28 - 30, 2018 in Tallinn, Estonia. To advance to the championship game, Rantamaki won
4-3 over
Wille Makela (Hyvinkaa, FIN) in the semifinals of the 2018 Tallinn Mens International Challenger in Tallinn, Estonia; and won
5-3 over
Lucien Lottenbach (Luzern, SUI) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 Tallinn Mens International Challenger in Tallinn, Estonia;
Rantamaki are currently 2-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Rantamaki defeated
Tomasz Bosek (Gliwice, POL) 8-7, then went on to lose
7-6 against
Lottenbach. Rantamaki responded with a
10-7 win over
Janis Redlihs (Riga, LAT). In their next game, Rantamaki plays.
With their runner-up finish at the Tallinn Mens International Challenger, Rantamaki take home
8.647 world rankings points along with the $1,051CDN prize, moving up 427 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 221st place overall with
8.647 total points. Rantamaki ranks 73rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
8.647 points earned so far this season.
