Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) won
7-3 over
Sven Michel (Adelboden, SUI) in the Final of the Dave Jones Stanhope Simpson Mayflower Cashspiel, held November 19 - 22, 2015 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. To advance to the championship game, Gushue won
7-1 over
Chad Stevens (Halifax , NS) in the semifinals of the 2015 Dave Jones Stanhope Simpson Mayflower Cashspiel in Halifax, Nova Scotia; and won
7-5 over
Ian Fitzner-Leblanc (Halifax, NS) in the quarterfinals.
Gushue finished 3-0 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gushue defeated
Jeremy Mallais (Saint John , NB) 8-2, then won
9-2 against
Fitzner-Leblanc and
6-2 against
Stuart Thompson (Halifax, NS) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Dave Jones Stanhope Simpson Mayflower Cashspiel Championship title, Gushue earned
33.965 world rankings points along with the $7,000CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 2nd place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 4.908 after improving upon their best so far this season. Gushue ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
436.294 points earned so far this season.
