Kurt Balderston (Grande Prairie, AB) won
9-1 over
Tyler Pfeiffer (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Grande Prairie Cash Spiel, held October 28 - 30, 2016 in Grande Prairie, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Balderston won
8-6 over
Graham Powell (Grande Prarie, AB) in the semifinals of the 2016 Grande Prairie Cash Spiel in Grande Prairie, Alberta; and won
7-2 over
Scott Webb (Peace River, AB) in the quarterfinals.
Balderston finished 3-0 in the 14-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Balderston defeated
Kevin Hrab (Fort St. John, BC) 8-2, then won
6-2 against
Warren Cross (Edmonton, AB) and
7-3 against
Webb in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Grande Prairie Cash Spiel Championship title, Balderston earned
10.457 world rankings points along with the $2,400CDN first prize cheque, moving up 60 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 155th place overall with
20.957 total points. Balderston ranks 109th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
10.457 points earned so far this season.
