Jermu Pollanen (Hyvinkaa, FIN) won
7-3 over
Martins Truksans (Riga, LAT) in the Final of the Tallinn Mens International Challenger, held September 27 - 29, 2019 in Tallinn, Estonia. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Pollanen won
7-2 over
Marc Muskatewitz (Fuessen, GER) to advance to the championship game. of the 2019 Tallinn Mens International Challenger in Tallinn, Estonia;
Pollanen finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Pollanen lost
5-4 to
Harri Lill (Tallinn, EST), then responded with a
8-2 win over
Truksans. Pollanen won
7-3 against
Andrin Schnider (St. Gallen, SUI), then won
8-3 against
Martin Bukovsky (Prague, CZE) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Tallinn Mens International Challenger Championship title, Pollanen earned
14.012 world rankings points along with the $1,739CDN first prize cheque, moving up 86 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 136th place overall with
24.117 total points. Pollanen ranks 55th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
14.012 points earned so far this season.
