Sean Murray (Madison, WI) won 6-5 over Michael Moore (Mayfield, OH) in the Final of the The Big Spiel, held January 14 - 17, 2016 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. To advance to the championship game, Murray won 6-4 over Jed Brundidge (Blaine, MN) in the semifinals of the 2016 The Big Spiel in Minneapolis, Minnesota;
 
Murray finished 4-0 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Murray defeated Sean Breaux (St. Paul, MN) 9-2, then won 7-1 against Rich Halvorson (St. Paul, MN) and 8-3 against Pete Henschel (St. Paul, MN). Murray won 5-3 against Mark Willmert (Saint Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Murray did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Murray ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.