Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) lost
5-3 to
Peter De Cruz (Geneva, SUI) in the Final of the Meridian Canadian Open, held January 16 - 21, 2018 in Camrose, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Edin won
6-5 over
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) in the semifinals of the 2018 Meridian Canadian Open in Camrose, Alberta; and won
3-2 over
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 Meridian Canadian Open in Camrose, Alberta;
Edin finished 3-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Edin lost
7-6 to
John Shuster (Duluth, USA), then responded with a
7-4 win over
John Morris (Vernon, BC). Edin went on to lose
8-4 against
Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB). Edin responded with a
6-5 win over
Thomas Ulsrud (Oslo, NOR). Edin won
8-7 against
Bruce Mouat (Edinburgh, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Meridian Canadian Open, Edin take home
65.000 world rankings points along with the $18,000CDN prize, remaining in 1st place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 40.122 after improving upon their best so far this season. Edin ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
412.571 points earned so far this season.
