Michael Moore (Mayfield, OH) lost 6-5 to Sean Murray (Madison, WI) in the Final of the The Big Spiel, held January 14 - 17, 2016 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. To advance to the championship game, Moore won 8-4 over Kent Beadle (St. Paul, MN) in the semifinals
 
Moore finished 5-0 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Moore defeated Dick Goodspeed (St. Paul, MN) 7-4, then won 8-3 against Mike Farbelow (St. Paul, MN) and 7-2 against John Bauer (Blaine, MN). Moore won 7-5 against Lionel Locke (St. Paul, MN), then won 10-3 against Darrick Kizlyk (Colorado Springs, CO) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Moore did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Moore ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.