John Morris (Vernon, BC) won
7-3 over
Ken McArdle (Victoria, BC) in the Final of the Driving Force Abbotsford Cashspiel, held November 25 - 27, 2016 at the Abbotsford Curling Club in Abbotsford, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Morris won
9-1 over
Sean Geall (Kelowna, BC) in the semifinals of the 2016 Driving Force Abbotsford Cashspiel in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada; and won
9-6 over
Adam Cseke (Kelowna, BC) in the quarterfinals. of the 2016 Driving Force Abbotsford Cashspiel in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada;
Morris finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Morris defeated
Jeff Guignard (Vancouver, BC) 7-3, then won
9-3 against
Grant Dezura (Maple Ridge, BC) and
9-4 against
Northern Ontario's Dylan Johnston in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Driving Force Abbotsford Cashspiel Championship title, Morris earned
17.540 world rankings points along with the $6,000CDN first prize cheque, dropping 1 spots on the
World Ranking Standings into 11th place overall with
390.408 total points. Morris ranks 11th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
173.443 points earned so far this season.
