Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK) run at the 2016 Canad Inns Men's Classic came to an end in the semifinals with a
5-4 loss to
Charley Thomas (Edmonton, AB). of the 2016 Canad Inns Men's Classic in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada; Laycock advanced through the quarterfinals with a
6-5 win over
John Morris (Vernon, BC). of the 2016 Canad Inns Men's Classic in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada;
Laycock finished 5-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Laycock defeated
Jordan Smith (Winnipeg, MB) 6-1, then won
6-4 against
Rasmus Stjerne (Hvidovre, DEN) and
7-4 against
Jason Ackerman (Regina, SK). Laycock went on to lose
7-5 against
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB). Laycock lost
4-3 to
Bruce Korte (Saskatoon , SK) where Laycock responded with a
3-0 win over
Stjerne. Laycock won
7-6 against
Jason Gunnlaugson (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
Laycock earned
40.702 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Canad Inns Men's Classic, moving up 1 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 7th place overall with
467.686 total points. Laycock ranks 5th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
143.674 points earned so far this season.
