Ilya Shalamitski (Minsk, BLR) qualified for the 2019 Tallinn Mens International Challenger playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
5-3 against
Marc Muskatewitz (Fuessen, GER). of the 2019 Tallinn Mens International Challenger in Tallinn, Estonia;
Shalamitski finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shalamitski lost
9-2 to
Muskatewitz, then responded with a
6-5 win over
Timothy Verreycken (Mechelen, BEL). Shalamitski won
6-4 against
Tomasz Bosek (Gliwice, POL), then won
7-3 against
Karlis Smilga (Jelgava, LAT) in their final qualifying round match.
Shalamitski earned
5.605 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Tallinn Mens International Challenger, moving up 27 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 146th place overall with
21.701 total points. Shalamitski ranks 101st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
5.605 points earned so far this season.
