Ilya Shalamitski (Minsk, BLR) won
6-3 over
Tomi Rantamaki (Hyvinkaa, FIN) in the Final of the Tallinn Mens International Challenger, held September 28 - 30, 2018 in Tallinn, Estonia. To advance to the championship game, Shalamitski won
6-4 over
Jaap van Dorp (Zoetermeer, NED) in the semifinals of the 2018 Tallinn Mens International Challenger in Tallinn, Estonia; and won
8-5 over
Mihhail Vlassov (Tallinn, EST) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 Tallinn Mens International Challenger in Tallinn, Estonia;
Shalamitski finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shalamitski defeated
Daniel Poulsen (Hvidovre, DEN) 11-3, then went on to lose
8-3 against
Wille Makela (Hyvinkaa, FIN). Shalamitski responded with a
7-1 win over
Ritvars Gulbis (Riga, LAT). Shalamitski won
9-5 against
Olaf Bolkenbaas (Zoetermeer, NED) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Tallinn Mens International Challenger Championship title, Shalamitski earned
11.792 world rankings points along with the $1,801CDN first prize cheque, moving up 475 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 187th place overall with
11.792 total points. Shalamitski ranks 61st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
11.792 points earned so far this season.
