Michael Brunner (Bern, SUI) is set to play Switzerland's Andrin Schnider in the Bronze Medal game at the 2023 Tallinn Mens International Challenger in Tallinn, Estonia, Estonia. of the 2023 Tallinn Mens International Challenger in Tallinn, Estonia, Estonia; Brunner lost
6-5 to
Yves Stocker (Zug, SUI) in the semifinals to drop into the third place game. of the 2023 Tallinn Mens International Challenger in Tallinn, Estonia, Estonia; and won
8-0 over
Joel Westerberg (Sundbyberg, SWE) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 Tallinn Mens International Challenger in Tallinn, Estonia, Estonia;
Brunner finished 5-0 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Brunner defeated
Lukas Hostmaelingen (Oslo, NOR) 12-1, then won
6-5 against
Martins Truksans (Riga, LAT) and
6-4 against
Manuel Jermann (Basel, SUI). Brunner won
8-6 against
David Sik (Prague, CZE), then won
9-4 against
Westerberg in their final qualifying round match.
With their third place finish at the Tallinn Mens International Challenger, Brunner earn
10.625 world rankings points and 575CDN. Brunner move up 4 spots after posting a net gain of -5.969 points improving upon their best 3 results so far this season, ranking 19th overall with
161.656 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Brunner ranks 5th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
73.625 points earned so far this season.
