Thomas Ulsrud (Oslo, NOR) lost
5-4 to
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) in the Final of the Baden Masters, held September 1 - 3, 2017 in Baden, Switzerland. To advance to the championship game, Ulsrud won
5-4 over
Steffen Walstad (Oppdal, NOR) in the semifinals of the 2017 Baden Masters in Baden, Switzerland; and won
6-5 over
Yannick Schwaller (Bern, SUI) in the quarterfinals.
Ulsrud finished 4-0 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ulsrud defeated
Peter De Cruz (Geneva, SUI) 4-3, then won
9-2 against
Jaap van Dorp (Zoetermeer, NED) and
8-5 against
Joel Retornaz (Trentino, ITA). Ulsrud won
7-2 against
Jan Hess (Zug, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Baden Masters, Ulsrud take home
31.956 world rankings points along with the $9,024CDN prize, moving up 2 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 9th place overall with
306.283 total points. Ulsrud ranks 4th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
31.956 points earned so far this season.
