Yannick Schwaller (Bern, SUI) lost
7-5 to
Marc Pfister (Adelboden, SUI) in the Final of the Swiss Curling Championship, held February 10 - 17, 2018 in Flims, Switzerland.
Schwaller finished 9-1 in the 6-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Schwaller defeated
Yves Hess (Zug, SUI) 10-4, then won
10-8 against
Felix Attinger (Dubendorf, SUI) and
9-3 against
Jan Hess (Zug, SUI). Schwaller won
6-4 against
Pfister, then won
8-3 against
Lucien Lottenbach (Luzern, SUI). Schwaller went on to lose
11-9 against
Hess. Schwaller responded with a
7-6 win over
Hess. Schwaller won
8-7 against
Lottenbach, then won
7-1 against
Attinger and
4-2 against
Pfister in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Swiss Curling Championship, Schwaller take home
13.324 world rankings points. Schwaller move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 10.836 points improving upon their best results so far this season, ranking 42nd overall with
180.997 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Schwaller ranks 28th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
127.857 points earned so far this season.
