Daniel Magnusson (Karlstad, SWE) won
6-5 over
Lucien Lottenbach (Zug, SUI) in the Final of the Latvia International Challenger, held October 24 - 27, 2019 in Tukums, Latvia. To advance to the championship game, Magnusson won
9-3 over
Jermu Pollanen (Hyvinkaa, FIN) in the semifinals of the 2019 Latvia International Challenger in Tukums, Latvia; and won
6-3 over
Borys Jasiecki (Sopot, POL) in the quarterfinals.
Magnusson finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Magnusson defeated
Jotham Sugden (Kent, ENG) 6-5, then won
7-5 against
Vadim Raev (Moscow, RUS). Magnusson went on to lose
7-2 against
Ilya Shalamitski (Minsk, BLR). Magnusson responded with a
6-4 win over
Pollanen in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Latvia International Challenger Championship title, Magnusson earned
13.451 world rankings points along with the $2,026CDN first prize cheque, moving up 42 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 115th place overall with
32.816 total points. Magnusson ranks 84th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
18.652 points earned so far this season.
