Finland's Aku Kauste needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Finland's Aku Kauste finished 12-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Finland's Aku Kauste defeated
Finland's Mikko Saastamoinen 10-1, then won
10-5 against
Finland's Toni Sepperi. Finland's Aku Kauste went on to lose
8-7 against
Finland's Iiro Sipola. Finland's Aku Kauste responded with a
10-3 win over
Finland's Jari Saarelainen. Finland's Aku Kauste went on to lose
9-4 against
Finland's Tomi Rantamaki. Finland's Aku Kauste responded with a
8-3 win over
Finland's Kalle Kiiskinen. Finland's Aku Kauste won
12-8 against
Markku Uusipaavalniemi (Helsinki, FIN), then won
7-6 against
Finland's Mikko Saastamoinen and
8-5 against
Finland's Toni Sepperi. Finland's Aku Kauste won
7-3 against
Finland's Iiro Sipola, then won
9-2 against
Finland's Jari Saarelainen and
6-4 against
Finland's Tomi Rantamaki. Finland's Aku Kauste won
9-5 against
Finland's Kalle Kiiskinen, then won
9-2 against
Uusipaavalniemi in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Finnish Men's Championship Championship title, Finland's Aku Kauste earned
4.000 world rankings points. For week 28 of the event schedule, Finland's Aku Kauste did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Finland's Aku Kauste ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
