Jani Sullanmaa (Hyvinkaa, FIN) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Sullanmaa finished 12-8 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sullanmaa defeated
Tomi Rantamaki (Hyvinkaa, FIN) 6-3, then won
11-4 against
Jari Saarelainen (Helsinki, FIN) and
9-4 against
Tomi Kokkola (Savitaipale, FIN). Sullanmaa won
10-7 against
Aku Kauste (Helsinki, FIN), then won
6-1 against
Toni Anttila (Mariehamn, FIN). Sullanmaa went on to lose
9-4 against
Kalle Kiiskinen (Hyvinkaa, FIN). Sullanmaa responded with a
12-7 win over
Markku Uusipaavalniemi (Helsinki, FIN). Sullanmaa went on to lose
9-1 against
Rantamaki. Sullanmaa responded with a
10-3 win over
Saarelainen. Sullanmaa won
9-2 against
Kokkola, then won
9-6 against
Kauste. Sullanmaa went on to lose
10-3 against
Anttila. Sullanmaa lost
8-3 to
Kiiskinen where Sullanmaa responded with a
14-0 win over
Uusipaavalniemi. Sullanmaa went on to lose
10-1 against
Kauste. Sullanmaa lost
8-5 to
Anttila where Sullanmaa responded with a
8-3 win over
Kiiskinen. Sullanmaa went on to lose
11-3 against
Kauste. Sullanmaa lost
8-5 to
Anttila where Sullanmaa responded with a
10-8 win over
Kiiskinen in their final qualifying round match.
Sullanmaa earned
2.000 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Finnish Men's Championship, moving up 31 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 192nd place overall with
5.922 total points. Sullanmaa ranks 229th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
2.000 points earned so far this season.
