Jamie Murphy (Halifax, NS) won
6-5 over
Chad Stevens (Halifax, NS) in the Final of the Nova Scotia Tankard, held January 19 - 24, 2016 at the Mayflower Curling Club in Timberlea, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Murphy won
5-4 over
Shawn Adams (Halifax, NS) in the semifinals of the 2016 Nova Scotia Tankard in Timberlea, Nova Scotia, Canada;
Murphy finished 5-2 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Murphy defeated
Paul Dexter (Halifax, NS) 8-2, then won
8-6 against
Jamie Danbrook (Halifax, NS) and
10-9 against
Brent MacDougall (Halifax, NS). Murphy went on to lose
10-9 against
Stuart Thompson (Halifax, NS). Murphy responded with a
6-5 win over
Glen MacLeod (Halifax, NS). Murphy went on to lose
6-5 against
Stevens. Murphy responded with a
7-5 win over
Adams in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Nova Scotia Tankard Championship title, Murphy earned
13.650 world rankings points, moving up 3 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 34th place overall with
137.831 total points. Murphy ranks 27th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
109.394 points earned so far this season.
