Megan Balsdon (Toronto, ON) lost
8-6 to
Ontario's Julie Tippin in the Final of the Stroud Sleeman Cash Spiel, held October 13 - 16, 2016 at the Stroud Curling Club in Innisfil, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Balsdon won
7-6 over
Heather Heggestad (Thornhill, ON) in the semifinals of the 2016 Stroud Sleeman Cash Spiel in Innisfil, Ontario, Canada; and won
4-2 over
Ontario's Jacqueline Harrison in the quarterfinals. of the 2016 Stroud Sleeman Cash Spiel in Innisfil, Ontario, Canada;
Balsdon finished 3-1 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Balsdon defeated
Susan Froud (Innisfil, ON) 5-2, then won
5-3 against
Kristina Adams (Ennismore, ON). Balsdon went on to lose
8-3 against
Ontario's Jacqueline Harrison. Balsdon responded with a
6-5 win over
Erin Morrissey (Ottawa, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Stroud Sleeman Cash Spiel, Balsdon take home
17.675 world rankings points along with the $1,300CDN prize, moving up 8 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 50th place overall with
80.988 total points. Balsdon ranks 32nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
42.297 points earned so far this season.
