Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) won
7-2 over
Sven Michel (Adelboden, SUI) in the Final of the Sun Life Classic, held November 18 - 21, 2011 in Brantford, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Edin won
5-3 over
Rasmus Stjerne (Hvidovre, DEN) in the semifinals of the 2011 Sun Life Classic in Brantford, Ontario; and won
5-3 over
Glenn Howard (Coldwater, ON) in the quarterfinals. of the 2011 Sun Life Classic in Brantford, Ontario;
Edin finished 5-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Edin defeated
Greg Richardson (Ottawa, ON) 6-1, then went on to lose
6-1 against
Michel. Edin responded with a
8-1 win over
David Hamblin (Morris, MB). Edin went on to lose
6-3 against
Howard. Edin responded with a
8-6 win over
Braeden Moskowy (Regina, SK). Edin won
5-3 against
Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB), then won
6-5 against
Switzerland's Peter De Cruz in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Sun Life Classic Championship title, Edin earned
40.000 world rankings points along with the $12,000CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 6th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
235.057 total points. Edin ranks 5th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
97.417 points earned so far this season.
