Hammy McMillan (Stranraer, SCO) lost
6-5 to
Switzerland's Thomas Lips in the Final of the Bern Open, held October 22 - 24, 2010 in Bern, Switzerland. To advance to the championship game, McMillan won
5-3 over
David Murdoch (Lockerbie, SCO) in the semifinals of the 2010 Bern Open in Bern, Switzerland; and won
7-1 over
Sweden's Per Carlsen in the quarterfinals. of the 2010 Bern Open in Bern, Switzerland;
McMillan finished 5-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McMillan defeated
Hungary's Gabor Riesz 4-3, then won
4-3 against
Switzerland's Patrick Vuille. McMillan went on to lose
5-3 against
Duncan Fernie (Perth, SCO). McMillan lost
7-2 to
Switzerland's Christof Schwaller where McMillan responded with a
4-2 win over
Thomas Lovold (Oslo, NOR). McMillan won
7-2 against
Switzerland's Claudio Pescia, then won
4-2 against
Sweden's Marcus Hasselborg in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Bern Open, McMillan take home
12.400 world rankings points along with the $7,879CDN prize, moving up 16 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 41st place overall with
40.550 total points. McMillan ranks 39th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
18.790 points earned so far this season.
