Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) lost
6-2 to
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) in the Final of the Players' Championship, held April 10 - 15, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Edin won
6-5 over
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) in the semifinals of the 2018 Players' Championship in Toronto, Ontario; and won
6-3 over
Kyle Smith (Perth, SCO) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 Players' Championship in Toronto, Ontario;
Edin finished 4-1 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Edin defeated
Jason Gunnlaugson (Winnipeg, MB) 6-4, then won
9-6 against
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB). Edin went on to lose
7-5 against
Smith. Edin responded with a
6-3 win over
Bruce Mouat (Edinburgh, SCO). Edin won
5-4 against
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Players' Championship, Edin take home
60.878 world rankings points along with the $24,000CDN prize. For week 36 of the event schedule, Edin did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 1st place on the
World Ranking Standings with
1035.736 total points. Edin ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
496.980 points earned so far this season.
