Ryan McCrady (Ottawa, ON) qualified for the 2016 Challenge de Curling de Gatineau playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
5-2 against
John Epping (Toronto, ON). of the 2016 Challenge de Curling de Gatineau in Buckingham, Quebec, Canada;
McCrady finished 5-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McCrady defeated
Chad Stevens (Halifax, NS) 7-4, then won
5-2 against
Jeffrey Stewart (Montreal, QC) and
6-4 against
Stuart Thompson (Dartmouth, NS). McCrady went on to lose
8-3 against
Mark Nichols (St. John's, NL). McCrady responded with a
7-6 win over
Jason Gunnlaugson (Winnipeg, MB). McCrady went on to lose
6-4 against
Matt Dunstone (Winnipeg, MB). McCrady responded with a
7-2 win over
Jean-Michel Menard (Gatineau, QC) in their final qualifying round match.
McCrady earned
20.955 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Challenge de Curling de Gatineau, moving up 34 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 74th place overall with
56.824 total points. McCrady ranks 56th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
28.422 points earned so far this season.
