Maia Ramsfjell (Lillehammer, NOR) won
8-6 over
Iveta Stasa-Sarsune (Riga, LAT) in the Final of the Latvia International Challenger, held October 24 - 27, 2019 in Tukums, Latvia. To advance to the championship game, Ramsfjell won
8-2 over
Anastasia Babarykina (Saint Petersburg, RUS) in the semifinals of the 2019 Latvia International Challenger in Tukums, Latvia; and won
8-0 over
Galina Poddubnaya (Kalingrad, RUS) in the quarterfinals.
Ramsfjell finished 4-0 in the 13-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ramsfjell defeated
Poddubnaya 11-5, then won
8-2 against
Lithuania's Asta Vaicekonyte and
6-5 against
Ieva Rudzite (Riga, LAT). Ramsfjell won
10-1 against
Berivan Polat (Eruzurum, TUR) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Latvia International Challenger Championship title, Ramsfjell earned
12.804 world rankings points along with the $2,026CDN first prize cheque. For week 14 of the event schedule, Ramsfjell did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 361st place on the
World Ranking Standings with
0.000 total points. Ramsfjell ranks 242nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
0.000 points earned so far this season.
