Shaun Meachem (Saskatoon, SK) lost
6-4 to
Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK) in the Final of the SaskTel Tankard, held February 3 - 7, 2016 in Kindersley, Saskatchewan.
Meachem finished 5-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Meachem lost
9-8 to
Shawn Joyce (Saskatoon, SK), then responded with a
7-5 win over
Brent Gedak (Estevan, SK). Meachem went on to lose
8-4 against
Bruce Korte (Saskatoon, SK). Meachem responded with a
6-5 win over
Jason Ackerman (Regina, SK). Meachem won
10-6 against
Darren Camm (Saskatoon, SK), then won
6-2 against
Korte and
4-1 against
Randy Bryden (Regina, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the SaskTel Tankard, Meachem take home
18.893 world rankings points. Meachem move up 4 spots after posting a net gain of 17.552 points improving upon their best results so far this season, ranking 31st overall with
151.492 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Meachem ranks 20th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
135.864 points earned so far this season.
