Greg Balsdon (Kingston, ON) lost
7-6 to
Michael Fournier (Montreal, QC) in the Final of the Capital Curling Fall Open Men, held September 22 - 25, 2016 in Ottawa, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Balsdon won
7-1 over
Guy Hemmings (Sprel-Tracy, QC) in the semifinals of the 2016 Capital Curling Fall Open Men in Ottawa, Ontario; and won
7-3 over
Bryan Cochrane (Russell, ON) in the quarterfinals. of the 2016 Capital Curling Fall Open Men in Ottawa, Ontario;
Balsdon finished 2-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Balsdon lost
5-4 to
Pierre-Luc Morissette (Quebec, QC), then responded with a
6-2 win over
Frederic Lawton (Baie d'Urfe, QC). Balsdon won
8-0 against
Louis Biron (Thurso, QC) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Capital Curling Fall Open Men, Balsdon take home
14.850 world rankings points along with the $1,400CDN prize, moving up 2 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 32nd place overall with
121.848 total points. Balsdon ranks 32nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
23.987 points earned so far this season.
