Wouter Gosgens (Zoetermeer, NED) won
11-6 over
Kalle Kiiskinen (Hyvinkaa, FIN) in the Final of the Le Gruyere AOP European B Curling Championships, held November 19 - 26, 2022 in Ostersund, Sweden. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Gosgens won
13-1 over
Martins Truksans (Riga, LAT) to advance to the championship game. of the 2023 Le Gruyere AOP European B Curling Championships in Ostersund, Sweden; of the 2023 Le Gruyere AOP European B Curling Championships in Ostersund, Sweden;
Gosgens finished 6-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gosgens defeated
Mathias Genner (Kitzbuehel, AUT) 9-2, then went on to lose
7-6 against
Truksans. Gosgens responded with a
10-4 win over
Stefan Sever (Ljubljana, SLO). Gosgens won
12-5 against
Timothy Verreycken (Zemst, BEL), then won
7-1 against
Kristof Czermann (Budapest, HUN) and
8-2 against
Steve Seixeiro (Lisbon, POR). Gosgens won
11-4 against
Eddy Mercier (Megeve, FRA) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Le Gruyere AOP European B Curling Championships Championship title, Gosgens earned
22.500 world rankings points, remaining in 19th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 3.25 after improving upon their best so far this season. Gosgens ranks 14th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
111.875 points earned so far this season.
