Jean-Michel Menard (Gatineau, QC) won
6-1 over
James Grattan (Oromocto, NB) in the Final of the WFG Jim Sullivan Curling Classic, held December 2 - 4, 2016 at the Thistle St. Andrews Curling Club in Saint John, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Menard won
5-4 over
Mike Kennedy (Moncton, NB) in the semifinals of the 2016 WFG Jim Sullivan Curling Classic in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada; and won
8-3 over
Wayne Tallon (Fredericton, NB) in the quarterfinals.
Menard finished 5-0 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Menard defeated
Paul Dexter (Halifax, NS) 5-4, then won
4-2 against
Glen MacLeod (Halifax, NS) and
9-5 against
Paul Dobson (Saint John, NB). Menard won
8-5 against
Jason Roach (Saint John, NB), then won
7-1 against
Dave Sullivan (Saint John, NB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the WFG Jim Sullivan Curling Classic Championship title, Menard earned
17.861 world rankings points along with the $5,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 6 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 26th place overall with
202.873 total points. Menard ranks 41st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
67.507 points earned so far this season.
