Gustav Eskilsson (Skelleftea, SWE) lost
10-2 to
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) in the Final of the Swedish National Championship, held January 27 - 31, 2016 in Pitea, Sweden. To advance to the championship game, Eskilsson won
8-4 over
Marcus Hasselborg (Sundbyberg, SWE) in the semifinals of the 2016 Swedish National Championship in Pitea, Sweden; and won
9-4 over
Jon Melin (Skelleftea, SWE) in the quarterfinals. of the 2016 Swedish National Championship in Pitea, Sweden;
Eskilsson finished 2-0 in the 14-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Eskilsson defeated
Hasselborg 7-2, then won
6-2 against
Melin in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Swedish National Championship, Eskilsson take home
19.314 world rankings points, moving up 12 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 47th place overall with
104.415 total points. Eskilsson ranks 48th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
70.325 points earned so far this season.
