Al Gulseth (Fargo, ND) run at the 2016 North Dakota Club Playdowns came to an end in the semifinals with a 7-6 loss to David Pengilly (Bismarck, ND). of the 2016 North Dakota Club Playdowns in Grand Forks, North Dakota;
 
Gulseth finished 4-0 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gulseth defeated Todd Ussatis (Bismarck, ND) 11-3, then won 9-7 against Bob Bina (Grand Forks, ND) and 10-4 against Tucker Smith (Rolla, ND). Gulseth won 10-1 against David Boura (Grand Forks, ND) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Gulseth did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Gulseth ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.