Aku Kauste (Helsinki, FIN) qualified for the 2016 Aberdeen International Curling Championship playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
6-5 against
Thomas Ulsrud (Oslo, NOR). of the 2016 Aberdeen International Curling Championship in Aberdeen, Scotland;
Kauste finished 3-1 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kauste defeated
Markus Hoiberg (Oppdal, NOR) 7-1, then went on to lose
5-3 against
Scott MacLeod (Edinburgh, SCO). Kauste responded with a
8-2 win over
Stuart Taylor (Glasgow, SCO). Kauste won
7-6 against
John Shuster (Duluth, USA) in their final qualifying round match.
Kauste earned
15.376 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Aberdeen International Curling Championship, moving up 1 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 27th place overall with
178.946 total points. Kauste ranks 44th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
84.386 points earned so far this season.
