Anna Andersson captured the title at the 2026 Merci Ladies Open in Sweden after closing out the tournament with a 2-0 victory over Finland’s Eliisa Hiltunen in the championship match.

The opening game was decided by just two pins, 226–224. In the second game, Andersson took control and secured the win 248–203.

Although she won both the qualification and the title, her road to the podium was not easy. Her first two attempts in qualifying were unsuccessful, but on her third attempt she found her rhythm and recorded 1455, the highest qualifying total among the 44 participants.

"After watching one of my team mates bowl, I came up with a new game plan, that I didn’t have much faith in considering how bad the carry had been until this point, shot 1455 out of the blue and suddenly I was leading the tournament," Anna Andersson said after the win on her socials.

From that point, everything was clicking into place.

During Final Step 1, Andersson recorded a 300 game and finished second in the round to advance to match play. In the quarterfinals, she defeated Amanda Gadd 2-0. She then won her semifinal 2-1 against Ottilia Gunnarsson to reach the final and later secure the title.

For her win, Anna Andersson received 12.000 SEK (approx. $1.300).

In the third-place match, Ottilia Gunnarsson defeated Anneli Blomqvist, who finished fourth.

The HCP division was won by Linda Johansson, who defeated Doris Lundsten 2-0 in the final. Johlina Winkler finished third and Madeleine Andersson placed fourth.