Steffen R. Mellemseter (Oppdal, NOR) lost
6-5 to
Bendik Ramsfjell (Jar, NOR) in the Final of the Norway Cup 1, held September 22 - 24, 2017 in Jar, Norway. To advance to the championship game, Mellemseter won
8-3 over
Magnus Ramsfjell (Oslo, NOR) in the semifinals of the 2017 Norway Cup 1 in Jar, Norway; and won
8-4 over
Olav Kringlebotn (Hedmarken, NOR) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 Norway Cup 1 in Jar, Norway;
Mellemseter finished 5-0 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Mellemseter defeated
Johan Hostmaehlingen (Lillehammer, NOR) 6-4, then won
11-5 against
Jorn Nordhagen (Lillehammer, NOR) and
14-2 against
Espen De Lange (Jar, NOR). Mellemseter won
5-4 against
Kringlebotn, then won
6-1 against
Christer Wibe (Halden, NOR) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Norway Cup 1, Mellemseter take home
6.398 world rankings points along with the $800CDN prize, moving up 93 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 200th place overall with
10.297 total points. Mellemseter ranks 68th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
6.398 points earned so far this season.
