Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) lost
8-5 to
Bruce Mouat (Stirling, SCO) in the Final of the Le Gruyere AOP European Curling Championships, held November 20 - 27, 2021 in Lillehammer, Norway. To advance to the championship game, Edin won
6-3 over
Joel Retornaz (Pinerolo, ITA) in the semifinals of the 2022 Le Gruyere AOP European Curling Championships in Lillehammer, Norway;
Edin finished 7-2 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Edin lost
6-2 to
Mouat, then responded with a
9-5 win over
Mikkel Krause (Hvidovre, DEN). Edin won
7-1 against
Kalle Kiiskinen (Hyvinkaa, FIN), then won
7-2 against
Peter De Cruz (Geneve, SUI) and
6-4 against
Steffen Walstad (Oslo, NOR). Edin won
9-6 against
Sixten Totzek (Munich, GER). Edin went on to lose
7-2 against
Retornaz. Edin responded with a
8-7 win over
Jaap van Dorp (Zoetermeer, NED). Edin won
8-2 against
Lukas Klima (Prague, CZE) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Le Gruyere AOP European Curling Championships, Edin take home
51.555 world rankings points, remaining in 5th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 14.863 after improving upon their best so far this season. Edin ranks 5th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
150.976 points earned so far this season.
