Aleksandr Kirikov (Moscow, RUS) won
5-3 over
Alexey Timofeev (St. Petersburg, RUS) in the Final of the Red Square Classic, held February 6 - 10, 2020 in Moscow, Russia. To advance to the championship game, Kirikov won
9-2 over
Eduard Veltsman (Tallinn, EST) in the semifinals of the 2020 Red Square Classic in Moscow, Russia;
Kirikov finished 3-0 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kirikov defeated
Switzerland's Kevin Wunderlin 5-3, then won
8-5 against
Sebastian Wunderer (Kitzbuehel, AUT) and
9-6 against
Mikhail Vaskov (Dmitrov, RUS) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Red Square Classic Championship title, Kirikov earned
11.114 world rankings points along with the $5,316CDN first prize cheque. For week 29 of the event schedule, Kirikov did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Kirikov ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
