Markus Hoiberg (Oppdal, NOR) qualified for the 2015 Direct Horizontal Drilling Fall Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
8-0 against
Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB). of the 2015 Direct Horizontal Drilling Fall Classic in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada;
Hoiberg finished 5-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hoiberg defeated
Soo-Hyuk Kim (Gangwon, KOR) 7-6, then went on to lose
5-3 against
Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK). Hoiberg responded with a
5-2 win over
Jeff Erickson (Red Deer, AB). Hoiberg went on to lose
7-4 against
Mick Lizmore (Edmonton, AB). Hoiberg responded with a
6-2 win over
Jessi Wilkinson (Edmonton, AB). Hoiberg won
7-6 against
Bruce Korte (Saskatoon, SK), then won
6-4 against
Jeff Hartung (Langenburg, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
Hoiberg earned
20.719 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Direct Horizontal Drilling Fall Classic, moving up 8 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 32nd place overall with
78.104 total points. Hoiberg ranks 21st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
44.981 points earned so far this season.
