Shannon Birchard (Winnipeg, MB) qualified for the 2016 DEKALB Superspiel playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
5-2 against
Jamie Sinclair (Blaine, USA). of the 2016 DEKALB Superspiel in Morris, Manitoba, Canada;
Birchard finished 5-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Birchard defeated
Jessica Schultz (Saint Paul, MN) 6-3, then won
6-5 against
Michelle Englot (Winnipeg, MB) and
6-4 against
Sinclair. Birchard went on to lose
5-4 against
Jennifer Jones (Winnipeg, MB). Birchard responded with a
7-3 win over
Rachel Burtnyk (Winnipeg, MB). Birchard went on to lose
6-3 against
Englot. Birchard responded with a
6-5 win over
Selena Kaatz (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
Birchard earned
21.938 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the DEKALB Superspiel, moving up 4 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 30th place overall with
154.910 total points. Birchard ranks 25th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
83.402 points earned so far this season.
