Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) won
5-4 over
Glenn Howard (Penetanguishene, ON) in the Final of the Nufloors Penticton Curling Classic, held October 14 - 18, 2021 at the Penticton Curling Club in Penticton, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Edin won
5-2 over
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2021 Nufloors Penticton Curling Classic in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada; and won
4-1 over
Tyler Tardi (Langley, BC) in the quarterfinals. of the 2021 Nufloors Penticton Curling Classic in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada;
Edin finished 5-0 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Edin defeated
Jared St. John (Penticton, BC) 8-4, then won
7-0 against
Wes Craig (Victoria, BC) and
7-2 against
SooHyuk Kim (Gyeongbuk, KOR). Edin won
5-4 against
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB), then won
4-3 against
Jeremy Harty (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Nufloors Penticton Curling Classic Championship title, Edin earned
61.875 world rankings points along with the $18,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 7 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 4th place overall with
251.838 total points. Edin ranks 2nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
99.421 points earned so far this season.
