Carl deConinck Smith (Saskatoon, SK) won
5-1 over
Steffen Walstad (Oslo, NOR) in the Final of the Original 16 WCT Bonspiel, held November 11 - 13, 2016 in Calgary, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, deConinck Smith won
5-2 over
Thomas Usselman (Calgary, AB) in the semifinals of the 2016 Original 16 WCT Bonspiel in Calgary, Alberta; and won
6-1 over
Bob Genoway (Calgary, AB) in the quarterfinals.
deConinck Smith finished 2-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, deConinck Smith defeated
Kurt Balderston (Grande Prairie, AB) 8-2, then went on to lose
5-4 against
Walstad. deConinck Smith responded with a
6-4 win over
Rhett Friesz (Airdrie, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Original 16 WCT Bonspiel Championship title, deConinck Smith earned
25.299 world rankings points along with the $6,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 18 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 65th place overall with
79.062 total points. deConinck Smith ranks 49th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
44.870 points earned so far this season.
