Wille Makela (Hyvinkaa, FIN) won
8-4 over
Harri Lill (Tallinn, EST) in the Final of the Latvia International Challenger, held October 25 - 28, 2018 in Tukums, Latvia. To advance to the championship game, Makela won
8-3 over
Michael Mueller (Aarau, SUI) in the semifinals of the 2018 Latvia International Challenger in Tukums, Latvia; and won
8-5 over
Ulrik Damm (Hvidovre, DEN) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 Latvia International Challenger in Tukums, Latvia;
Makela finished 3-1 in the 13-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Makela lost
8-7 to
Ritvars Gulbis (Riga, LAT), then responded with a
4-3 win over
Martins Truksans (Riga, LAT). Makela won
7-6 against
Konstantin Rykov (Vilnius, LTU), then won
7-4 against
Robin Brydone (Perth, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Latvia International Challenger Championship title, Makela earned
9.773 world rankings points along with the $2,090CDN first prize cheque, moving up 89 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 173rd place overall with
16.062 total points. Makela ranks 96th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
16.062 points earned so far this season.
