Dean Huerlimann (Zug, SUI) qualified for the 2022 St. Galler Elite Challenge playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
6-3 against
Luca Rizzolli (Trentino, ITA). of the 2022 St. Galler Elite Challenge in St. Gallen, Switzerland;
Huerlimann finished 2-2 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Huerlimann defeated
Yannick Schwaller (Bern, SUI) 8-6, then went on to lose
8-3 against
Rizzolli. Huerlimann lost
7-6 to
Andrin Schnider (Schauffhausen, SUI) where Huerlimann responded with a
6-4 win over
James Craik (Stirling, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.
Huerlimann earned
10.682 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the St. Galler Elite Challenge, moving up 89 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 165th place overall with
15.665 total points. Huerlimann ranks 144th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
14.062 points earned so far this season.
