Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) won
7-3 over
Matt Dunstone (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 1, held October 18 - 23, 2022 in Grande Prairie, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Edin won
6-5 over
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) in the semifinals of the 2022 HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 1 in Grande Prairie, Alberta; and won
5-3 over
Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2022 HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 1 in Grande Prairie, Alberta;
Edin finished 4-0 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Edin defeated
Marco Hoesli (Glarus, SUI) 8-3, then won
7-3 against
Colton Flasch (Saskatoon , SK) and
3-1 against
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB). Edin won
7-3 against
Brendan Bottcher (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the HearingLife Tour Challenge Tier 1 Championship title, Edin earned
67.500 world rankings points along with the $30,000CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 2nd place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 30 after improving upon their best so far this season. Edin ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
163.750 points earned so far this season.
