Alexey Timofeev (Moscow, RUS) qualified for the 2018 Swiss Cup Basel playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
3-1 against
Steffen Walstad (Oppdal, NOR). of the 2018 Swiss Cup Basel in Basel, Switzerland;
Timofeev finished 5-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Timofeev defeated
Timo Daniel (Laufen, SUI) 9-3, then won
5-2 against
Rolf Bruggmann (Uzwil, SUI) and
7-2 against
Yannick Schwaller (Bern, SUI). Timofeev went on to lose
4-3 against
Peter De Cruz (Geneve, SUI). Timofeev responded with a
7-6 win over
Magnus Ramsfjell (Oslo, NOR). Timofeev went on to lose
7-1 against
Schwaller. Timofeev responded with a
7-6 win over
Amos Mosaner (Trentino, ITA) in their final qualifying round match.
Timofeev earned
21.533 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Swiss Cup Basel. Timofeev move up 15 spots after posting a net gain of 19.828 points improving upon their best 3 results so far this season, ranking 63rd overall with
67.254 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Timofeev ranks 22nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
51.908 points earned so far this season.
