Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) lost
6-3 to
Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the GP Car and Home Players' Championship, held April 12 - 18, 2011 in Grande Prairie, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Edin won
5-4 over
Glenn Howard (Coldwater, ON) in the semifinals of the 2011 GP Car and Home Players' Championship in Grande Prairie, Alberta; and won
6-5 over
Allan Lyburn (Brandon, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2011 GP Car and Home Players' Championship in Grande Prairie, Alberta;
Edin finished 3-0 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Edin defeated
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, ON) 6-5, then won
9-3 against
Braeden Moskowy (Regina, SK) and
7-4 against
Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the GP Car and Home Players' Championship, Edin take home
30.000 world rankings points along with the $16,000CDN prize, remaining in 8th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 21.36 after improving upon their best so far this season. Edin ranks 6th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
137.640 points earned so far this season.
