Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK) qualified for the 2016 Players' Championship playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
6-2 against
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste. Marie, ON). of the 2016 Players' Championship in Toronto, Ontario;
Laycock finished 3-2 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Laycock defeated
John Epping (Toronto, ON) 6-3, then won
7-1 against
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB). Laycock went on to lose
8-6 against
David Murdoch (Stirling, SCO). Laycock responded with a
5-4 win over
John Shuster (Duluth, USA). Laycock went on to lose
5-4 against
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) in their final qualifying round match.
Laycock earned
33.062 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Players' Championship. Laycock move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 12.229 points improving upon their best results so far this season, ranking 6th overall with
621.063 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Laycock ranks 7th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
315.833 points earned so far this season.
