Eduard Nikolov (Kyiv, UKR) lost
8-2 to
Ireland's John Wilson in the Final of the European Curling Championships C-Division, held April 30 - May 5, 2022 in Kaunas, Lithuania. To advance to the championship game, Nikolov won
10-7 over
Konstantin Rykov (Vilnius, LTU) in the semifinals of the 2022 European Curling Championships C-Division in Kaunas, Lithuania;
Nikolov finished 6-2 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Nikolov defeated
Alen Cadez (Zagreb, CRO) 6-5, then went on to lose
6-4 against
Ireland's John Wilson. Nikolov responded with a
9-1 win over
Rykov. Nikolov went on to lose
6-4 against
Allen Coliban (Bucharest, ROU). Nikolov responded with a
6-5 win over
Reto Seiler (Sofia, BUL). Nikolov won
10-4 against
Liechtenstein's Matt Lukas, then won
6-3 against
Andorra's Josep Garcia and
7-2 against
Steve Seixeiro (Lisbon, POR) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the European Curling Championships C-Division, Nikolov take home
5.156 world rankings points, moving up 281 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 248th place overall with
5.156 total points. Nikolov ranks 248th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
5.156 points earned so far this season.
