Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi lost
8-1 to
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) in the Final of the Radisson Blu Oslo Cup, held September 20 - 23, 2012 in Oslo, Norway. To advance to the championship game, Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi won
7-5 over
Grant Hardie (Dumfries, SCO) in the semifinals of the 2012 Radisson Blu Oslo Cup in Oslo, Norway; and won
5-4 over
Sweden's Oskar Eriksson in the quarterfinals. of the 2012 Radisson Blu Oslo Cup in Oslo, Norway;
Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi finished 2-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi defeated
Alexsey Tselousov (Moscow, RUS) 8-4, then won
8-7 against
Sweden's Marcus Hasselborg. Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi went on to lose
6-5 against
Thomas Ulsrud (oslo, NOR) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Radisson Blu Oslo Cup, Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi take home
12.825 world rankings points along with the $6,843CDN prize, moving up 55 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 56th place overall with
20.095 total points. Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi ranks 24th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
12.825 points earned so far this season.
