Matt Dunstone (Winnipeg, MB) won
11-4 over
Tanner Horgan (Copper Cliff, NONT) in the Final of the Canadian Junior Men's Championship presented by Egg Farmers of Ontario, held January 23 - 31, 2016 in Stratford, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Dunstone won
8-3 over
Tyler Tardi (Langley, BC) in the semifinals of the 2016 Canadian Junior Men's Championship presented by Egg Farmers of Ontario in Stratford, Ontario;
Dunstone finished 9-1 in the 14-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Dunstone defeated
Arthur Siksik (Rankin Inlet, NU) 33-1, then won
8-3 against
Doug Kee (Ottawa, ON) and
11-6 against
Greg Smith (St. John, NL). Dunstone won
7-2 against
Matthew Manuel (Halifax, NS), then won
9-4 against
Karsten Sturmay (Edmonton, AB) and
9-3 against
Felix Asselin (Montreal, QC). Dunstone won
7-3 against
Alex Robichaud (Moncton, NB), then won
6-3 against
Jake Hersikorn (Saskatoon, SK). Dunstone went on to lose
7-5 against
Horgan. Dunstone responded with a
5-4 win over
Tardi in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Canadian Junior Men's Championship presented by Egg Farmers of Ontario Championship title, Dunstone earned
19.237 world rankings points. For week of the event schedule, Dunstone did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Dunstone ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
