Steffen Walstad (Oslo, NOR) finished 5-2 in the 32 team
Grand Prix Bern Inter Curling Challenge qualifying round, held October 29 - 31, 2021 in , . In their opening game, Walstad defeated
Stefan Signer (Bern, SUI) 8-3, then won
5-3 against
David Sik (Prague, CZE). Walstad went on to lose
6-3 against
Yves Stocker (Glarus, SUI). Walstad responded with a
6-5 win over
Jaap van Dorp (Zoetermeer, NED). Walstad went on to lose
7-4 against
Daniel Magnusson (Karlstad, SWE). Walstad responded with a
7-3 win over
Bjorn Jungen (Bern, SUI) to advance to the C-Qualifier where they
6-3 against
Luca Rizzolli (Trentino, ITA) to advance to the playoff round. in their final qualifying round match.
Walstad earned
19.247 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Grand Prix Bern Inter Curling Challenge, moving up 1 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 24th place overall with
135.273 total points. Walstad ranks 17th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
70.334 points earned so far this season.
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