Adam Freilich (Jerusalem, ISR) won
9-3 over
Colin Dow (Ottawa, ON) in the Final of the Challenge de Curling de Gatineau Open, held October 14 - 23, 2016 in Buckingham, Quebec. To advance to the championship game, Freilich won
4-3 over
Jean-Sebastien Roy (Thurso, QC) in the semifinals of the 2016 Challenge de Curling de Gatineau Open in Buckingham, Quebec; and won
7-6 over
Robbie MacLean (Montreal, QC) in the quarterfinals. of the 2016 Challenge de Curling de Gatineau Open in Buckingham, Quebec;
Freilich finished 3-1 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Freilich defeated
Dennis Mellerup (New York, USA) 8-3, then won
5-1 against
Roxane Perron (Quebec, QC). Freilich went on to lose
3-0 against
Alex Berube (Mt-Bruno, QC). Freilich responded with a
7-0 win over
Denis Letendre (Trois-Rivieres, QC) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Challenge de Curling de Gatineau Open Championship title, Freilich earned
12.776 world rankings points along with the $2,400CDN first prize cheque, moving up 147 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 171st place overall with
16.877 total points. Freilich ranks 90th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
12.776 points earned so far this season.
