Greg Balsdon (Kingston, ON) won
5-4 over
Glenn Howard (Penetanguishene, ON) in the Final of the GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2, held November 8 - 13, 2016 in Cranbrook, British Columbia. To advance to the championship game, Balsdon won
4-2 over
Dean Joanisse (Maple Ridge, BC) in the semifinals of the 2016 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2 in Cranbrook, British Columbia; and won
5-4 over
Mark Bice (Sarnia, ON) in the quarterfinals.
Balsdon finished 4-0 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Balsdon defeated
Brady Clark (Seattle, USA) 7-4, then won
6-4 against
Bruce Mouat (Stirlng, SCO) and
7-1 against
Jason Gunnlaugson (Winnipeg, MB). Balsdon won
7-1 against
Sean Geall (Kelowna, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2 Championship title, Balsdon earned
47.293 world rankings points along with the $10,000CDN first prize cheque. Balsdon move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 46.381 points improving upon their best results so far this season, ranking 20th overall with
231.985 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Balsdon ranks 13th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
134.124 points earned so far this season.
