Michael Brunner (Bern, SUI) lost
5-3 to
Cameron Bryce (Stirling, SCO) in the Final of the St. Galler Elite Challenge, held January 20 - 23, 2023 in St. Gallen, Switzerland. To advance to the championship game, Brunner won
6-3 over
Benny Kapp (Fuessen/Oberstdorf , GER) in the semifinals of the 2023 St. Galler Elite Challenge in St. Gallen, Switzerland; and won
9-2 over
Sixten Totzek (Baden Baden, GER) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 St. Galler Elite Challenge in St. Gallen, Switzerland;
Brunner finished 3-0 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Brunner defeated
Konrad Stych (Warsaw, POL) 8-3, then won
8-1 against
Andrin Schnider (Schaffhausen, SUI) and
7-4 against
Sergio Vez (San Sebastian, ESP) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the St. Galler Elite Challenge, Brunner take home
19.250 world rankings points along with the $3,660CDN prize. Brunner move up 4 spots after posting a net gain of 14.75 points improving upon their best 6 results so far this season, ranking 23rd overall with
133.247 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Brunner ranks 36th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
82.625 points earned so far this season.
