Daniel Del Conte (Hamilton, ON) is set to play Owen Purdy (Niagara Falls, ON) in the Final of the Thames Valley U18 Boys Spiel, held December 2 - 4, 2016 in London, Ontario.
 
Del Conte finished 4-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Del Conte defeated Ryan Fayaz (Thornhill, ON) 5-4, then won 6-5 against Jayden King (London, ON). Del Conte went on to lose 6-1 against Purdy. Del Conte responded with a 5-3 win over Emerson Steffler (Toronto, ON). Del Conte won 9-1 against Duncan Sizeland (London, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Del Conte did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Del Conte ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.