Stuart Thompson (Dartmouth, NS) won
7-4 over
Chad Stevens (Halifax, NS) in the Final of the Challenge Casino de Charlevoix, held November 24 - 27, 2016 in Clermont, Quebec. To advance to the championship game, Thompson won
8-1 over
Greg Balsdon (Kingston, ON) in the semifinals of the 2016 Challenge Casino de Charlevoix in Clermont, Quebec; and won
5-4 over
Jamie Murphy (Halifax, NS) in the quarterfinals. of the 2016 Challenge Casino de Charlevoix in Clermont, Quebec;
Thompson finished 3-1 in the 21-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Thompson defeated
Simon Benoit (Montreal, QC) 5-3, then won
6-1 against
Balsdon. Thompson went on to lose
6-2 against
Mike Kennedy (Moncton, NB). Thompson responded with a
6-2 win over
Ryan McCrady (Ottawa, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Challenge Casino de Charlevoix Championship title, Thompson earned
31.562 world rankings points along with the $8,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 7 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 44th place overall with
141.083 total points. Thompson ranks 31st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
83.014 points earned so far this season.
