 Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) wins the Baden Masters, defeating Thomas Ulsrud (Oslo, NOR) 5-4 in the final held in Baden, Swizerland. Edin with Oskar Eriksson at third and Rasmus Wrana and Christoffer Sundgren on the front end take home the $14,181CDN first place cheque along with 40.671 world ranking points, while Ulsrud receives $9,024CDN and 31.956 world ranking points for their second place finish. Starting with hammer, Edin blanked the first 2 ends, got on the board scoring 1 in the third end. Ulsrud responded in the fourth end scoring 2 to the lead, then Edin scored 2 in the fifth end, then added a steal in the sixth end to extend their advantage to 4-2. Ulsrud scored 2 in the seventh end to tie the game into the final end where Edin scored a single for the 5-4 win. In the semifinals, Edin defeated Marc Pfister (Adelboden, SUI) 8-1 and Ulsrud defeated Steffen Walstad (Oppdal, NOR) 5-4 in an extra end. Pfister and Walstad earned $4,512CDN and 24.693 ranking points for their semifinal finishes. In the quarterfinals, Edin defeated Peter De Cruz (Geneva, SUI) 6-5, Ulsrud defeated Yannick Schwaller (Bern, SUI) 6-5, while Walstad defeated Kristian Lindstroem (Lit, SWE) 9-2 and Pfister defeated Felix Attinger (Dubendorf, SUI) 6-4. Schwaller, Lindstroem, De Cruz and Attinger earned $1,934CDN along with 17.430 ranking points for their quarterfinal finishes. Edin went 3-1 in the 20 team round-robin pools qualifying round. In their opening game, Edin lost 6-3 to Schwaller, then responded with a 7-2 win over Evgeniy Arkhipov (Moscow, RUS). Edin won against Stefan Staehli (Bern, SUI) 9-6, then won against Aku Kauste (Hyvinkaa, FIN) 9-3 in their final qualifying round match. |
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[EDEN PRAIRIE, MN, April 23, 2026] -- THE ACE & Company World Senior Men's & Women's Curling Championships, open to curlers 50 years of age and older, gets underway today in Geneva, Switzerland, with the United States represented by two teams with extensive experience in the event.
