Eduard Veltsman (Tallinn, EST) lost
9-3 to
Martins Truksans (Riga, LAT) in the Final of the WCT Latvia International Challenger, held October 21 - 23, 2022 in Tukums, Latvia. To advance to the championship game, Veltsman won
6-5 over
Timothy Verreycken (Zemst, BEL) in the semifinals of the 2022 WCT Latvia International Challenger in Tukums, Latvia; and won
7-6 over
Axel Landelius (Mjölby, SWE) in the quarterfinals. of the 2022 WCT Latvia International Challenger in Tukums, Latvia;
Veltsman finished 3-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Veltsman defeated
Verreycken 12-2, then won
9-3 against
Ansis Regza (Riga, LAT). Veltsman went on to lose
10-8 against
Ritvars Gulbis (Riga, LAT). Veltsman responded with a
9-2 win over
Mathias Genner (Kitzbuehel, AUT) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the WCT Latvia International Challenger, Veltsman take home
8.250 world rankings points along with the $1,081CDN prize. For week 12 of the event schedule, Veltsman did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Veltsman ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
