Ross Paterson (Glasgow, SCO) lost
6-2 to
Peter De Cruz (Geneva, SUI) in the Final of the Swiss Cup Basel, held October 3 - 6, 2019 in Basel, Switzerland. To advance to the championship game, Paterson won
7-3 over
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) in the semifinals of the 2019 Swiss Cup Basel in Basel, Switzerland; and won
7-2 over
Sergei Glukhov (Sochi, RUS) in the quarterfinals. of the 2019 Swiss Cup Basel in Basel, Switzerland;
Paterson finished 4-0 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Paterson defeated
Switzerland's Clemens Scherrer 10-2, then won
7-3 against
Steffen R. Mellemseter (Oppdal, NOR) and
7-0 against
Yannick Schwaller (Bern, SUI). Paterson won
7-3 against
Edin in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Swiss Cup Basel, Paterson take home
38.144 world rankings points along with the $9,380CDN prize, remaining in 8th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 3.662 after improving upon their best so far this season. Paterson ranks 6th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
93.487 points earned so far this season.
