Ilya Shalamitski (Minsk, BLR) finished 4-3 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shalamitski lost
6-3 to
Borys Jasiecki (Sopot, POL), then responded with a
9-5 win over
Konstantin Rykov (Vilnius, LTU). Shalamitski won
7-5 against
Martins Truksans (Riga, LAT), then won
10-7 against
Alex Pokras (Metulla, ISR). Shalamitski went on to lose
8-3 against
Ugurcan Karagoz (Eruzurum, TUR). Shalamitski responded with a
8-4 win over
Sebastian Wunderer (Kitzbuehel, AUT). Shalamitski went on to lose
7-6 against
France's Eddy Mercier in their final qualifying round match.
Shalamitski earned
5.344 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins, moving up 16 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 156th place overall with
21.952 total points. Shalamitski ranks 152nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
12.294 points earned so far this season.
