Rantamaki Runner-Up at 2018 Tallinn Mens International Challenger

Hyvinkaa, Finland

SKIP
Tomi
Rantamaki

Third
Jere
Sullanmaa

Second
Iikko
Santti

Lead
Jermu
Poellaenen

Games:	6
Record:	4W - 2L
PF/G:	7.50
PA/G:	6.88
Hammer Efficiency:	0.37
Steal Defense:	0.15
Force Efficiency:	0.31
Steal Efficiency:	0.21

Tomi Rantamaki (Hyvinkaa, FIN) lost 6-3 to Ilya Shalamitski (Minsk, BLR) in the Final of the Tallinn Mens International Challenger, held September 28 - 30, 2018 in Tallinn, Estonia. To advance to the championship game, Rantamaki won 4-3 over Wille Makela (Hyvinkaa, FIN) in the semifinals of the 2018 Tallinn Mens International Challenger in Tallinn, Estonia; and won 5-3 over Lucien Lottenbach (Luzern, SUI) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 Tallinn Mens International Challenger in Tallinn, Estonia;

Rantamaki are currently 2-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Rantamaki defeated Tomasz Bosek (Gliwice, POL) 8-7, then went on to lose 7-6 against Lottenbach. Rantamaki responded with a 10-7 win over Janis Redlihs (Riga, LAT). In their next game, Rantamaki plays.

With their runner-up finish at the Tallinn Mens International Challenger, Rantamaki take home 8.647 world rankings points along with the $1,051CDN prize, moving up 427 spots the World Ranking Standings into 221st place overall with 8.647 total points. Rantamaki ranks 73rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 8.647 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

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2023: Yves Stocker
Yves Stocker, Kim Schwaller, Felix Eberhard, Tom Winkelhausen
Zug, SUI
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Cameron Bryce, Duncan Menzies, Luke Carson, Robin McCall
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2021: Marco Hoesli
Marco Hoesli, Philipp Hoesli, Marco Hefti, Justin Hausherr
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2019: Jermu Poellaenen
Jere Sullanmaa, Jason Moore, Iikko Santti, Jermu Poellaenen
Hyvinkaa, FIN
2018: Ilya Shalamitski
Ilya Shalamitski, Pavel Petrov, Dzimitry Rudnitski, Yevgeny Tamkovich
Minsk, BLR

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