Pavel Mares (Prague, CZE) lost 7-2 to Marc Muskatewitz (Rastatt, GER) in the Final of the EJCT Austrian Mens Cup, held December 2 - 4, 2016 in Kitzbuehel, Austria. To advance to the championship game, Mares won 6-5 over Michal Janowski (Warsaw, POL) in the semifinals of the 2016 EJCT Austrian Mens Cup in Kitzbuehel, Austria;
 
Mares finished 3-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Mares lost 8-1 to Muskatewitz, then responded with a 11-0 win over Martin Seiwald (Kitzbuehel, AUT). Mares won 6-1 against Janowski, then won 8-2 against Magnus Sutor (Fuessen, GER) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Mares did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Mares ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.