Rasmus Stjerne (Copenhagen, DEN) qualified for the 2015 Swiss Cup Basel playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
5-2 against
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL). of the 2015 Swiss Cup Basel in Basel, Switzerland;
Stjerne finished 5-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Stjerne defeated
Sebastian Wunderer (Kitzbuhel, AUT) 9-4, then won
10-4 against
Thomas Ulsrud (Oslo, NOR) and
5-2 against
Artur Ali (Moscow, RUS). Stjerne went on to lose
6-5 against
Markus Hoiberg (Oppdal, NOR). Stjerne responded with a
9-5 win over
Joel Retornaz (Turin, ITA). Stjerne went on to lose
6-2 against
Kalle Kiiskinen (Hyvinkaa, FIN). Stjerne responded with a
6-4 win over
Ritvars Gulbis (Riga, LAT) in their final qualifying round match.
Stjerne earned
22.242 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Swiss Cup Basel, moving up 31 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 53rd place overall with
45.880 total points. Stjerne ranks 42nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
22.242 points earned so far this season.
