Steffen Walstad (Oppdal, NOR) lost
6-5 to
Peter De Cruz (Geneve, SUI) in the Final of the Aberdeen International Curling Championship, held March 14 - 17, 2019 in Aberdeen, Scotland. To advance to the championship game, Walstad won
8-7 over
Robin Brydone (Perth, SCO) in the semifinals of the 2019 Aberdeen International Curling Championship in Aberdeen, Scotland; and won
6-4 over
Bruce Mouat (Stirling, SCO) in the quarterfinals.
Walstad finished 3-2 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Walstad lost
8-2 to
De Cruz, droppimg another game,
6-4 to
Magnus Ramsfjell (Oslo, NOR) where Walstad responded with a
5-4 win over
Glen Muirhead (Perth, SCO). Walstad won
5-0 against
Hamish Gallacher (Dumfries, SCO), then won
12-5 against
Marc Muskatewitz (Baden Baden, GER) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Aberdeen International Curling Championship, Walstad take home
32.219 world rankings points along with the $4,034CDN prize. Walstad move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 28.243 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 18th overall with
207.999 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Walstad ranks 18th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
207.999 points earned so far this season.
