Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) won
5-3 over
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Westjet Players' Championship, held April 11 - 16, 2017 in Toronto, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Edin won
6-2 over
Kyle Smith (Stirling, SCO) in the semifinals of the 2017 Westjet Players' Championship in Toronto, Ontario; and won
4-3 over
Peter De Cruz (Geneva, SUI) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 Westjet Players' Championship in Toronto, Ontario;
Edin finished 3-2 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Edin defeated
Smith 8-2, then went on to lose
7-5 against
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, NONT). Edin lost
8-3 to
De Cruz where Edin responded with a
6-5 win over
Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK). Edin won
6-5 against
John Epping (Toronto, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Westjet Players' Championship Championship title, Edin earned
77.818 world rankings points along with the $30,000CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 5th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 28.362 after improving upon their best so far this season. Edin ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
538.755 points earned so far this season.
