Finland's Aku Kauste needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, failed to advance to the playoff round, losing in the tiebreaker round, Finland's Aku Kauste finished 10-4 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Finland's Aku Kauste lost
12-3 to
Finland's Olli Rissanen, then responded with a
10-7 win over
Finland's Jani Sullanmaa. Finland's Aku Kauste won
9-3 against
Finland's Tomi Rantamaki, then won
6-3 against
Finland's Markus Sipila. Finland's Aku Kauste went on to lose
11-9 against
Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi. Finland's Aku Kauste responded with a
8-6 win over
Finland's Kalle Kiiskinen. Finland's Aku Kauste won
8-5 against
Finland's Toni Sepperi, then won
7-3 against
Finland's Olli Rissanen and
7-3 against
Finland's Jani Sullanmaa. Finland's Aku Kauste won
9-8 against
Finland's Tomi Rantamaki, then won
11-5 against
Finland's Markus Sipila. Finland's Aku Kauste went on to lose
9-8 against
Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi. Finland's Aku Kauste responded with a
9-5 win over
Finland's Kalle Kiiskinen. Finland's Aku Kauste went on to lose
8-6 against
Finland's Toni Sepperi in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Finnish Men's Championship, Finland's Aku Kauste take home
2.500 world rankings points. For week 25 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.
