Fredrik Nyman (Stockholm, SWE) qualified for the 2019 Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
6-2 against
Cameron Bryce (Stirling, SCO). of the 2019 Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada;
Nyman finished 4-1 in the 20 team
Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic qualifying round, held November 14 - 17, 2019 at the Halifax Curling Club in Halifax, Canada. In their opening game, Nyman defeated
Andrew Symonds (St. John's, NL) 6-3, then won
6-4 against
Glenn Howard (Penetanguishene, ON) and
5-2 against
Kendal Thompson (Halifax, NS). Nyman went on to lose
7-2 against
Jamie Murphy (Halifax, NS). Nyman responded with a
7-6 win over
Chad Stevens (Truro, NS) in their final qualifying round match.
Nyman earned
15.321 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic. Nyman move up 31 spots after posting a net gain of 13.325 points improving upon their best 5 results so far this season, ranking 101st overall with
42.390 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Nyman ranks 83rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
30.413 points earned so far this season.
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