Thomas Ulsrud (Snaroen, NOR) lost
9-6 to
Steffen Walstad (Oppdal, NOR) in the Final of the Norwegian National Championship, held March 23 - 25, 2018 in Lillehammer, Norway. To advance to the championship game, Ulsrud won
8-4 over
Johan Hostmaehlingen (Lillehammer, NOR) in the semifinals of the 2018 Norwegian National Championship in Lillehammer, Norway; and won
6-4 over
Marcus Wolan (Trondheim, NOR) in the quarterfinals.
Ulsrud finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ulsrud defeated
Olav Kringlebotn (Hedmarken, NOR) 10-4, then went on to lose
6-5 against
Thomas Lindekleiv (Kristiansand, NOR). Ulsrud responded with a
7-2 win over
Lucas Hostmaehlingen (Lillehammer, NOR). Ulsrud won
5-3 against
Steffen R. Mellemseter (Oppdal, NOR) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Norwegian National Championship, Ulsrud take home
22.515 world rankings points, remaining in 10th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 14.101 after improving upon their best so far this season. Ulsrud ranks 14th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
216.209 points earned so far this season.
