Lukas Klima (Prague, CZE) won
10-8 over
Ugurcan Karagoz (Erzurum, TUR) in the Final of the Prague Classic, held November 9 - 12, 2023 in Prague, Czechia. To advance to the championship game, Klima won
8-2 over
Yves Stocker (Zug, SUI) in the semifinals of the 2023 Prague Classic in Prague, Czechia;
Klima finished 5-1 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Klima defeated
Jan Tanner (Zug, SUI) 6-4, then won
12-1 against
Matias Hanninen (Joensuu, FIN) and
8-2 against
Vitek Chabicovsky (Prague, CZE). Klima won
10-2 against
Anna Kubeskova (Prague, CZE), then won
8-1 against
Jakub Cervenka (Bratislava, SVK). Klima went on to lose
0-0 against
Stocker in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Prague Classic Championship title, Klima earned
15.000 world rankings points along with the $6,064CDN first prize cheque. Klima move up 14 spots after posting a net gain of 9.038 points improving upon their best 5 results so far this season, ranking 60th overall with
57.413 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Klima ranks 47th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
33.563 points earned so far this season.
