Martins Truksans (Riga, LAT) qualified for the 2019 Latvia International Challenger playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
7-1 against
Tobias Thune (Hvidovre, DEN). of the 2019 Latvia International Challenger in Tukums, Latvia;
Truksans finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Truksans defeated
Oleg Krasikov (Saint Petersburg, RUS) 5-3, then won
8-4 against
Borys Jasiecki (Sopot, POL) and
6-5 against
Konstantin Rykov (Vilnius, LTU). Truksans went on to lose
3-2 against
Thune in their final qualifying round match.
Truksans earned
5.380 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Latvia International Challenger, moving up 33 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 172nd place overall with
17.494 total points. Truksans ranks 101st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
15.656 points earned so far this season.
