Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) won
7-3 over
Kyle Smith (Stirling, SCO) in the Final of the GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1, held November 8 - 13, 2016 in Cranbrook, British Columbia. To advance to the championship game, Edin won
6-4 over
Mark Nichols (St. John's, NL) in the semifinals of the 2016 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1 in Cranbrook, British Columbia; and won
9-1 over
John Morris (Vernon, BC) in the quarterfinals.
Edin finished 2-2 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Edin lost
9-6 to
Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK), droppimg another game,
6-2 to
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) where Edin responded with a
6-5 win over
John Shuster (Duluth, USA). Edin won
5-4 against
Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 1 Championship title, Edin earned
83.992 world rankings points along with the $20,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 2 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 3rd place overall with
663.685 total points. Edin ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
427.359 points earned so far this season.
