Milija Sullanmaa (Hyvinkaa, FIN) qualified for the 2019 Tallinn Ladies International Challenger playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
9-6 against
Michala Nadherova (Prague, CZE). of the 2019 Tallinn Ladies International Challenger in Tallinn, Estonia;
Sullanmaa finished 3-2 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sullanmaa defeated
Virginija Paulauskaite (Vilnius, LTU) 8-2, then won
10-6 against
Amy MacDonald (Stirling, SCO). Sullanmaa went on to lose
8-1 against
Ieva Rudzite (Riga, LAT). Sullanmaa responded with a
7-4 win over
Corrie Huerlimann (Zug, SUI). Sullanmaa went on to lose
6-4 against
Marie Turmann (Tallinn, EST) in their final qualifying round match.
Sullanmaa earned
7.010 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Tallinn Ladies International Challenger. Sullanmaa move up 19 spots after posting a net gain of 5.637 points improving upon their best 5 results so far this season, ranking 143rd overall with
16.619 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Sullanmaa ranks 139th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
7.010 points earned so far this season.
