Sven Michel (Adelboden, SUI) lost
5-4 to
Sweden's Oskar Eriksson in the Final of the Swiss Cup Basel, held October 4 - 7, 2012 in Basel, Switzerland. To advance to the championship game, Michel won
4-2 over
Andreas Lang (Fuessen, GER) in the semifinals of the 2012 Swiss Cup Basel in Basel, Switzerland; and won
8-0 over
Thomas Dufour (Chamonix, FRA) in the quarterfinals. of the 2012 Swiss Cup Basel in Basel, Switzerland;
Michel finished 4-0 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Michel defeated
Austria's Andreas Unterberger 5-4, then won
6-5 against
Manuel Ruch (Uitikon, SUI) and
8-3 against
Mark Dacey (Halifax, NS). Michel won
7-2 against
Thomas Ulsrud (oslo, NOR) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Swiss Cup Basel, Michel take home
17.010 world rankings points along with the $7,302CDN prize, moving up 2 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 10th place overall with
130.025 total points. Michel ranks 6th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
43.010 points earned so far this season.
