Oona Kauste (Aland, FIN) lost
9-3 to
Maggie Wilson (Stirlign, SCO) in the Final of the Latvia International Challenger, held October 25 - 28, 2018 in Tukums, Latvia. To advance to the championship game, Kauste won
6-4 over
Ieva Rudzite (Riga, LAT) in the semifinals of the 2018 Latvia International Challenger in Tukums, Latvia; and won
7-5 over
Iveta Stasa-Sarsune (Riga, LAT) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 Latvia International Challenger in Tukums, Latvia;
Kauste finished 2-2 in the 13-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kauste lost
4-3 to
Stasa-Sarsune, then responded with a
9-4 win over
Irina Belko (Minsk, BLR). Kauste went on to lose
5-3 against
Virginija Paulauskaite (Vilnius, LTU). Kauste responded with a
5-2 win over
Wilson in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Latvia International Challenger, Kauste take home
9.854 world rankings points along with the $1,194CDN prize, moving up 10 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 66th place overall with
57.618 total points. Kauste ranks 79th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
23.440 points earned so far this season.
