Sven Michel (Adelboden, SUI) lost
7-3 to
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) 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, Michel won
7-6 over
Stuart Thompson (Halifax, NS) in the semifinals of the 2015 Dave Jones Stanhope Simpson Mayflower Cashspiel in Halifax, Nova Scotia; and won
7-1 over
John Likely (Charlottetown, PEI) in the quarterfinals. of the 2015 Dave Jones Stanhope Simpson Mayflower Cashspiel in Halifax, Nova Scotia;
Michel finished 4-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Michel lost
4-3 to
Likely, then responded with a
8-1 win over
Glen MacLeod (Halifax, NS). Michel won
6-3 against
Ian Fitzner-Leblanc (Halifax, NS), then won
6-1 against
Matt Paul (Halifax, NS). Michel went on to lose
6-2 against
Thompson. Michel responded with a
8-0 win over
Wayne Tallon (Fredericton, NB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Dave Jones Stanhope Simpson Mayflower Cashspiel, Michel take home
26.687 world rankings points along with the $4,000CDN prize, moving up 3 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 17th place overall with
232.899 total points. Michel ranks 15th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
105.527 points earned so far this season.
