Ursi Hegner (Uzwil, SUI) won
7-3 over
Maile Molder (Tallinn, EST) in the Final of the Tallinn Ladies International Challenger, held September 28 - 30, 2018 in Tallinn, Estonia. To advance to the championship game, Hegner won
10-3 over
Oona Kauste (Hyvinkaa, FIN) in the semifinals of the 2018 Tallinn Ladies International Challenger in Tallinn, Estonia; and won
11-1 over
Miia Turto (Hyvinkaa, FIN) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 Tallinn Ladies International Challenger in Tallinn, Estonia;
Hegner finished 4-0 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hegner defeated
Marie Turmann (Tallinn, EST) 9-2, then won
9-2 against
Maggie Wilson (Stirlign, SCO) and
10-3 against
Alevtina Muraveva (Saint Petersburg, RUS). Hegner won
8-1 against
Turto in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Tallinn Ladies International Challenger Championship title, Hegner earned
18.530 world rankings points along with the $1,801CDN first prize cheque, moving up 20 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 69th place overall with
49.486 total points. Hegner ranks 51st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
18.530 points earned so far this season.
