Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) won
5-2 over
Wouter Gosgens (Zoetermeer, NED) in the Final of the Sun City Cup, held February 23 - 26, 2023 in Karlstad, Sweden. To advance to the championship game, Edin won
8-4 over
Magnus Ramsfjell (Lillehammer, NOR) in the semifinals of the 2023 Sun City Cup in Karlstad, Sweden; and won
7-3 over
Fredrik Nyman (Solleftea, SWE) in the quarterfinals.
Edin finished 5-0 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Edin defeated
Mats Wrana (Sundbyberg, SWE) 8-1, then won
11-2 against
Ugurcan Karagoz (Erzurum, TUR) and
10-1 against
Jonathan Vilandt (Hvidovre, DEN). Edin won
9-2 against
Sweden's Patric Klaremo, then won
7-1 against
James Craik (Stirling, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Sun City Cup Championship title, Edin earned
30.000 world rankings points along with the $3,913CDN first prize cheque. For week 30 of the event schedule, Edin did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 1st place on the
World Ranking Standings with
385.897 total points. Edin ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
325.750 points earned so far this season.
