Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) qualified for the 2011 Swiss Cup Basel playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
6-5 against
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL). of the 2011 Swiss Cup Basel in Basel, Switzerland;
Edin finished 4-0 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Edin defeated
Mario Freiberger (Limmattal, SUI) 6-4, then won
6-3 against
Sven Michel (Adelboden, SUI) and
6-2 against
Finland's Tomi Rantamaki. Edin won
5-2 against
Claudio Pescia (St. Gallen, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.
Edin earned
10.550 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Swiss Cup Basel, remaining in 6th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
164.732 total points. Edin ranks 10th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
27.092 points earned so far this season.
