Tomi Rantamaki (Hyvinkaa, FIN) finished 10-7 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Rantamaki lost
6-3 to
Jani Sullanmaa (Hyvinkaa, FIN), then responded with a
8-6 win over
Aku Kauste (Helsinki, FIN). Rantamaki went on to lose
7-5 against
Kalle Kiiskinen (Hyvinkaa, FIN). Rantamaki responded with a
10-4 win over
Jari Saarelainen (Helsinki, FIN). Rantamaki went on to lose
9-4 against
Markku Uusipaavalniemi (Helsinki, FIN). Rantamaki responded with a
9-6 win over
Toni Anttila (Mariehamn, FIN). Rantamaki won
12-4 against
Tomi Kokkola (Savitaipale, FIN), then won
9-1 against
Sullanmaa. Rantamaki went on to lose
8-7 against
Kauste. Rantamaki responded with a
10-6 win over
Kiiskinen. Rantamaki won
14-4 against
Saarelainen. Rantamaki went on to lose
8-7 against
Uusipaavalniemi. Rantamaki lost
9-7 to
Anttila. Rantamaki lost
9-8 to
Kokkola where Rantamaki responded with a
14-1 win over
Saarelainen. Rantamaki won
8-2 against
Kokkola, then won
8-4 against
Uusipaavalniemi in their final qualifying round match.
Rantamaki earned
0.825 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins, moving up 8 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 102nd place overall with
14.757 total points. Rantamaki ranks 116th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
6.990 points earned so far this season.
