Kalle Kiiskinen (Hyvinkaa, FIN) lost
9-1 to
Marco Hoesli (Glarus, SUI) in the Final of the Tallinn Mens International Challenger, held September 23 - 26, 2021 in Tallinn, Estonia. To advance to the championship game, Kiiskinen won
8-1 over
Sixten Totzek (Munich, GER) in the semifinals of the 2021 Tallinn Mens International Challenger in Tallinn, Estonia; and won
7-4 over
Benny Kapp (Fuessen, GER) in the quarterfinals. of the 2021 Tallinn Mens International Challenger in Tallinn, Estonia;
Kiiskinen finished 5-0 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kiiskinen defeated
Sergio Vez (Vitoria-Gasteiz, ESP) 8-5, then won
7-6 against
Konstantin Rykov (Vilnius, LTU) and
4-2 against
Totzek. Kiiskinen won
6-3 against
Lukas Hostmaelingen (Lillehammer, NOR), then won
5-4 against
Bjorn Jungen (Bern, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Tallinn Mens International Challenger, Kiiskinen take home
14.375 world rankings points along with the $1,334CDN prize, moving up 71 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 102nd place overall with
21.564 total points. Kiiskinen ranks 36th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
14.375 points earned so far this season.
