Ross Whyte (Stirling, SCO) won
6-2 over
Lucien Lottenbach (Zug, SUI) in the Final of the Dumfries Challenger Series, held December 12 - 15, 2019 at the Dumfries Ice Bowl in Dumfries, Scotland. To advance to the championship game, Whyte won
6-4 over
Glen Muirhead (Perth, SCO) in the semifinals of the 2019 Dumfries Challenger Series in Dumfries, Scotland, Scotland; and won
6-4 over
Simon Gempeler (Adelboden, SUI) in the quarterfinals. of the 2019 Dumfries Challenger Series in Dumfries, Scotland, Scotland;
Whyte finished 4-0 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Whyte defeated
Orrin Carson (Dumfries, SCO) 7-3, then won
9-1 against
Graham Sloan (Dumfries, SCO) and
7-1 against
Martins Truksans (Riga, LAT). Whyte won
5-1 against
Gempeler in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Dumfries Challenger Series Championship title, Whyte earned
23.298 world rankings points along with the $7,002CDN first prize cheque. Whyte move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 16.376 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 22nd overall with
212.525 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Whyte ranks 12th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
184.833 points earned so far this season.
