Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) won
8-6 over
Brad Gushue (St. John's, CAN) in the Final of the LGT World Men's Curling Championship, held April 2 - 10, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Edin won
8-4 over
Joel Retornaz (Trentino, ITA) to advance to the championship game. of the 2022 LGT World Men's Curling Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada; of the 2022 LGT World Men's Curling Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada;
Edin finished 9-3 in the 13-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Edin defeated
Wouter Gosgens (Zoetermeer, NED) 7-4, then went on to lose
8-7 against
Yannick Schwaller (Bern, SUI). Edin lost
10-8 to
Retornaz where Edin responded with a
11-4 win over
Tobias Thune (Hvidovre, DEN). Edin won
7-2 against
Kalle Kiiskinen (Hyvinkaa, FIN), then won
8-4 against
Lukas Klima (Prague, CZE) and
7-2 against
Sixten Totzek (Munich, GER). Edin won
7-5 against
Gushue. Edin went on to lose
7-5 against
Soo-Hyuk Kim (Uiseong, KOR). Edin responded with a
8-2 win over
Kyle Waddell (Stirling, SCO). Edin won
5-3 against
Korey Dropkin (Duluth, USA), then won
7-6 against
Magnus Ramsfjell (Lillehammer, NOR) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the LGT World Men's Curling Championship Championship title, Edin earned
75.289 world rankings points, moving up 2 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 2nd place overall with
410.814 total points. Edin ranks 2nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
410.814 points earned so far this season.
