Steffen Walstad (Oslo, NOR) lost
8-3 to
Tom Brewster (Aberdeen, SCO) in the Final of the Mercure Perth Masters, held January 5 - 8, 2017 in Perth, Scotland. To advance to the championship game, Walstad won
7-2 over
Thomas Ulsrud (Oslo, NOR) in the semifinals of the 2017 Mercure Perth Masters in Perth, Scotland; and won
8-4 over
Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 Mercure Perth Masters in Perth, Scotland;
Walstad finished 5-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Walstad lost
5-4 to
Grant Hardie (Dumfries, SCO), then responded with a
4-2 win over
Yves Hess (Zurich, SUI). Walstad won
8-7 against
Felix Attinger (Dubendorf, SUI), then won
5-4 against
Bruce Mouat (Stirlng, SCO). Walstad went on to lose
7-2 against
Morozumi. Walstad responded with a
7-6 win over
Michael Brunner (Gstaad, SUI). Walstad won
4-2 against
Marc Pfister (Adelboden, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Mercure Perth Masters, Walstad take home
31.255 world rankings points along with the $6,502CDN prize, moving up 8 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 27th place overall with
217.216 total points. Walstad ranks 23rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
127.539 points earned so far this season.
