Markku Uusipaavalniemi (Hyvinkaa, FIN) finished 11-9 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Uusipaavalniemi lost
8-5 to
Finland's Jani Sullanmaa, droppimg another game,
6-5 to
Aku Kauste (Helsinki, FIN). Uusipaavalniemi lost
12-6 to
Tomi Rantamaki (Hyvinkaa, FIN) where Uusipaavalniemi responded with a
9-1 win over
Finland's Markus Sipila. Uusipaavalniemi won
9-2 against
Finland's Olli Rissanen, then won
6-5 against
Kalle Kiiskinen (Hyvinkaa, FIN) and
7-3 against
Finland's Jari Saarelainen. Uusipaavalniemi won
4-2 against
Finland's Jani Sullanmaa. Uusipaavalniemi went on to lose
6-3 against
Kauste. Uusipaavalniemi lost
9-2 to
Rantamaki. Uusipaavalniemi lost
7-2 to
Finland's Markus Sipila where Uusipaavalniemi responded with a
8-1 win over
Finland's Olli Rissanen. Uusipaavalniemi won
9-5 against
Kiiskinen, then won
4-2 against
Finland's Jari Saarelainen and
8-7 against
Rantamaki. Uusipaavalniemi went on to lose
7-6 against
Kauste. Uusipaavalniemi responded with a
8-3 win over
Finland's Jani Sullanmaa. Uusipaavalniemi went on to lose
7-6 against
Rantamaki. Uusipaavalniemi lost
9-7 to
Kauste where Uusipaavalniemi responded with a
7-1 win over
Finland's Jani Sullanmaa in their final qualifying round match.
Uusipaavalniemi earned
8.479 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Finnish Men's Championship, moving up 143 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 246th place overall with
11.005 total points. Uusipaavalniemi ranks 224th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
9.591 points earned so far this season.
