Sven Michel (Adelboden, SUI) lost
7-2 to
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) in the Final of the Sun Life Classic, held November 18 - 21, 2011 in Brantford, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Michel won
6-5 over
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2011 Sun Life Classic in Brantford, Ontario; and won
8-2 over
Greg Balsdon (Kingston, ON) in the quarterfinals.
Michel finished 4-0 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Michel defeated
Dale Matchett (Bradford, ON) 9-4, then won
6-1 against
Edin and
8-2 against
Heath McCormick (New York, NY). Michel won
8-2 against
Switzerland's Peter De Cruz in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Sun Life Classic, Michel take home
25.000 world rankings points along with the $9,000CDN prize, moving up 10 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 25th place overall with
80.808 total points. Michel ranks 9th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
71.635 points earned so far this season.
