Oskar Eriksson (Lit, SWE) lost
5-4 to
Logan Gray (Stirling, SCO) in the Final of the Mercure Perth Masters, held January 2 - 5, 2014 in Perth, Scotland. To advance to the championship game, Eriksson won
6-4 over
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2014 Mercure Perth Masters in Perth, Scotland; and won
5-4 over
Thomas Ulsrud (Oslo, NOR) in the quarterfinals. of the 2014 Mercure Perth Masters in Perth, Scotland;
Eriksson finished 5-1 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Eriksson defeated
Moray Combe (Dumfernline, SCO) 10-2, then went on to lose
7-3 against
Grant Hardie (Dumfries, SCO). Eriksson responded with a
8-6 win over
Artur Ali (Moscow, RUS). Eriksson won
6-1 against
Warwick Smith (Perth, SCO), then won
4-3 against
David Edwards (Aberdeen, SCO) and
7-6 against
Kyle Smith (Perth, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Mercure Perth Masters, Eriksson take home
19.170 world rankings points along with the $6,470CDN prize. Eriksson move up 4 spots after posting a net gain of 16.17 points improving upon their best results so far this season, ranking 17th overall with
126.976 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Eriksson ranks 14th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
65.590 points earned so far this season.
