Greg Balsdon (Kingston, ON) won
7-2 over
Chadd Vandermade (Ottawa, ON) in the Final of the NAVY Fall Classic Open Bonspiel, held September 29 - October 2, 2016 in Ottawa, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Balsdon won
5-0 over
Samantha Peters (Ottawa, ON) in the semifinals of the 2016 NAVY Fall Classic Open Bonspiel in Ottawa, Ontario; and won
7-5 over
Bill Duck (Ottawa, ON) in the quarterfinals.
Balsdon finished 4-0 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Balsdon defeated
Dorothy Szymaszek (Schenectady, NY) 6-0, then won
9-1 against
Thomas Lo (Montreal, QC) and
8-0 against
Denis Carter (Cornwall, ON). Balsdon won
6-1 against
Jennifer Harvey (Cornwall, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the NAVY Fall Classic Open Bonspiel Championship title, Balsdon earned
9.580 world rankings points along with the $1,500CDN first prize cheque, moving up 1 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 31st place overall with
131.428 total points. Balsdon ranks 26th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
33.567 points earned so far this season.
