Matt Dunstone (Winnipeg, MB) lost
4-3 to
John Epping (Toronto, ON) in the Final of the Challenge de Curling de Gatineau, held October 19 - 23, 2016 at the Buckingham Curling Club in Buckingham, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Dunstone won
8-3 over
Mark Nichols (St. John's, NL) in the semifinals of the 2016 Challenge de Curling de Gatineau in Buckingham, Quebec, Canada; and won
6-3 over
Pat Ferris (Grimsby, ON) in the quarterfinals. of the 2016 Challenge de Curling de Gatineau in Buckingham, Quebec, Canada;
Dunstone finished 5-1 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Dunstone defeated
Mathieu Beaufort (Sorel-Tracy, QC) 7-1, then won
6-4 against
Heath McCormick (Blaine, USA). Dunstone went on to lose
9-4 against
Epping. Dunstone responded with a
5-2 win over
Rui Liu (HARBIN, CHN). Dunstone won
3-1 against
Michael Fournier (Montreal, QC), then won
6-4 against
Ryan McCrady (Ottawa, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Challenge de Curling de Gatineau, Dunstone take home
38.418 world rankings points along with the $8,000CDN prize, moving up 11 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 23rd place overall with
176.211 total points. Dunstone ranks 18th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
73.720 points earned so far this season.
