Greg Balsdon (Kingston, ON) won
5-4 over
Dayna Deruelle (Brampton , ON) in the Final of the Secker Ross & Perry Eastern Ontario Championship, held December 2 - 4, 2016 in Kingston, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Balsdon won
11-1 over
Chris Glibota (Sudbury, NONT) in the semifinals of the 2016 Secker Ross & Perry Eastern Ontario Championship in Kingston, Ontario; and won
7-2 over
Alex Leichter (Boston, USA) in the quarterfinals. of the 2016 Secker Ross & Perry Eastern Ontario Championship in Kingston, Ontario;
Balsdon finished 3-0 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Balsdon defeated
Scott Buckley (Kingston, ON) 10-1, then won
8-4 against
Stephen Watson (Ottawa, ON) and
6-1 against
Glenn Garneys (London, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Secker Ross & Perry Eastern Ontario Championship Championship title, Balsdon earned
15.999 world rankings points along with the $2,420CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 20th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 12.676 after improving upon their best so far this season. Balsdon ranks 13th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
164.285 points earned so far this season.
