Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) won
5-4 over
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) in the Final of the Boost National, held October 4 - 9, 2022 in North Bay, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Gushue won
11-0 over
Korey Dropkin (Duluth, MN) in the semifinals of the 2022 Boost National in North Bay, Ontario; and won
9-6 over
Michael Brunner (Bern, SUI) in the quarterfinals. of the 2022 Boost National in North Bay, Ontario;
Gushue finished 4-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gushue defeated
Glenn Howard (Penetanguishene, ON) 7-6, then won
8-6 against
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) and
5-3 against
Brendan Bottcher (Calgary, AB). Gushue won
5-3 against
Colton Flasch (Saskatoon , SK) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Boost National Championship title, Gushue earned
75.000 world rankings points along with the $33,000CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 1st place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 2.89 after improving upon their best so far this season. Gushue ranks 6th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
96.250 points earned so far this season.
