Ugurcan Karagoz (Erzurum, TUR) won
4-3 over
Sergei Glukhov (Moscow, RUS) in the Final of the Le Gruyere AOP European B Curling Championships, held November 20 - 27, 2021 in Lillehammer, Norway. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Karagoz won
7-5 over
Sergio Vez (Vitoria-Gasteiz, ESP) to advance to the championship game. of the 2022 Le Gruyere AOP European B Curling Championships in Lillehammer, Norway;
Karagoz finished 6-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Karagoz defeated
Reto Seiler (Sofia, BUL) 11-1, then went on to lose
7-6 against
Andrew Woolston (Kent, ENG). Karagoz responded with a
10-7 win over
James Pougher (Deeside, WAL). Karagoz won
8-3 against
Eddy Mercier (Lyon, FRA), then won
10-2 against
Mathias Genner (Kitzbuehel, AUT) and
5-3 against
Slovenia's Jure Culic. Karagoz won
8-3 against
Slovakia's Pavol Pitonak in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Le Gruyere AOP European B Curling Championships Championship title, Karagoz earned
26.719 world rankings points, moving up 79 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 102nd place overall with
39.488 total points. Karagoz ranks 64th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
34.144 points earned so far this season.
