Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) won
6-3 over
John Morris (Vernon, BC) in the Final of the Stu Sells Oakville Tankard, held September 8 - 11, 2016 in Oakville, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Edin won
6-5 over
Kyle Smith (Stirling, SCO) in the semifinals of the 2016 Stu Sells Oakville Tankard in Oakville, Ontario; and won
6-2 over
Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2016 Stu Sells Oakville Tankard in Oakville, Ontario;
Edin finished 3-1 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Edin defeated
Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) 7-5, then won
7-4 against
Carruthers. Edin went on to lose
5-2 against
Smith. Edin responded with a
6-3 win over
William Lyburn (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Stu Sells Oakville Tankard Championship title, Edin earned
64.352 world rankings points along with the $8,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 2 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 7th place overall with
331.661 total points. Edin ranks 2nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
95.335 points earned so far this season.
