Anna Hasselborg (Sundbyberg, SWE) lost
4-3 to
Madeleine Dupont (Hvidovre, DEN) in the Final of the Womens Masters Basel, held October 1 - 3, 2021 at the Curlingzentrum Region Basel in Arlesheim, Switzerland. To advance to the championship game, Hasselborg won
7-4 over
Eve Muirhead (Stirling, UK) in the semifinals of the 2021 Womens Masters Basel in Arlesheim, Switzerland, Switzerland; and won
5-3 over
Silvana Tirinzoni (Aarau, SUI) in the quarterfinals. of the 2021 Womens Masters Basel in Arlesheim, Switzerland, Switzerland;
Hasselborg finished 3-1 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hasselborg defeated
Irina Nizovtseva (Moscow, RUS) 7-3, then won
7-1 against
Fabienne Rieder (Bern, SUI). Hasselborg went on to lose
7-1 against
Raphaela Keiser (St. Moritz, SUI). Hasselborg responded with a
6-5 win over
Daniela Jentsch (Fuessen, GER) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Womens Masters Basel, Hasselborg take home
40.931 world rankings points along with the $9,524CDN prize, moving up 1 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 1st place overall with
295.088 total points. Hasselborg ranks 2nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
61.357 points earned so far this season.
