Yannick Schwaller (Bern, SUI) lost
7-6 to
Marco Hoesli (Glarus, SUI) in the Final of the St. Galler Elite Challenge, held January 21 - 23, 2022 in St. Gallen, Switzerland. To advance to the championship game, Schwaller won
6-2 over
Luca Rizzolli (Trentino, ITA) in the semifinals of the 2022 St. Galler Elite Challenge in St. Gallen, Switzerland; and won
9-2 over
Mark Watt (Perth, SCO) in the quarterfinals.
Schwaller finished 2-2 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Schwaller lost
7-5 to
James Craik (Stirling, SCO), droppimg another game,
8-6 to
Dean Huerlimann (Zug, SUI) where Schwaller responded with a
8-5 win over
Andrin Schnider (Schauffhausen, SUI). Schwaller won
7-4 against
Rizzolli in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the St. Galler Elite Challenge, Schwaller take home
19.584 world rankings points along with the $1,657CDN prize, remaining in 14th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 10.411 after improving upon their best so far this season. Schwaller ranks 18th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
115.402 points earned so far this season.
