Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) won
7-2 over
Kevin Koe (Calgary, CAN) in the Final of the Pioneer Hi-Bred World Men's Curling Championship, held March 30 - April 7, 2019 in Lethbridge, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Edin won
8-2 over
Yuta Matsumura (Sapporo, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2019 Pioneer Hi-Bred World Men's Curling Championship in Lethbridge, Alberta;
Edin finished 11-1 in the 13-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Edin defeated
Qiang Zou (Beijing, CHN) 9-4, then won
9-4 against
Jaap van Dorp (Zoetermeer, NED) and
11-5 against
Magnus Ramsfjell (Oslo, NOR). Edin won
8-2 against
Marc Muskatewitz (Baden Baden, GER), then won
8-3 against
Matsumura. Edin went on to lose
6-5 against
Bruce Mouat (Stirling, SCO). Edin responded with a
9-4 win over
Peter De Cruz (Geneve, SUI). Edin won
9-5 against
Sergei Glukhov (Sochi, RUS), then won
9-4 against
Koe and
7-5 against
SooHyuk Kim (Seoul, KOR). Edin won
8-4 against
John Shuster (Duluth, USA), then won
7-4 against
Joel Retornaz (Trentino, ITA) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Pioneer Hi-Bred World Men's Curling Championship Championship title, Edin earned
86.080 world rankings points. Edin move up 3 spots after posting a net gain of 51.426 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 2nd overall with
406.347 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Edin ranks 2nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
406.347 points earned so far this season.
