Ken McArdle (Victoria, BC) lost
7-3 to
John Morris (Vernon, 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, McArdle won
8-6 over
Dean Joanisse (Maple Ridge, BC) in the semifinals of the 2016 Driving Force Abbotsford Cashspiel in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada; and won
8-4 over
Brent Pierce (Whitehorse, YK) in the quarterfinals. of the 2016 Driving Force Abbotsford Cashspiel in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada;
McArdle finished 2-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McArdle defeated
Jon Solberg (Whitehorse, YK) 8-7, then won
4-3 against
Matthew McCrady (New Westminster, BC). McArdle went on to lose
7-4 against
Joanisse in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Driving Force Abbotsford Cashspiel, McArdle take home
13.781 world rankings points along with the $4,000CDN prize, moving up 52 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 147th place overall with
28.443 total points. McArdle ranks 94th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
23.275 points earned so far this season.
