Howard Rajala (Ottawa, ON) run at the 2009 Challenge Casino Lac Leamy came to an end in the semifinals with a
7-2 loss to
Neil Sinclair (Manotick, ON). of the 2009 Challenge Casino Lac Leamy in Buckingham, Quebec, Canada; Rajala advanced through the quarterfinals with a
5-4 win over
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste. Marie, ON). of the 2009 Challenge Casino Lac Leamy in Buckingham, Quebec, Canada;
Rajala finished 5-1 in the 28-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Rajala defeated
Tom Wharry (Montreal, PQ) 5-4, then won
6-2 against
Chris Gardner (Arnprior, ON) and
7-5 against
Cory Heggestad (Barrie, ON). Rajala went on to lose
6-5 against
Martin Ferland (Quebec, PQ). Rajala responded with a
7-3 win over
Quebec's Michel Briand. Rajala won
6-4 against
Tim Phillips (Sudbury, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
Rajala earned
12.760 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Challenge Casino Lac Leamy. For week of the event schedule, Rajala did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Rajala ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
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