Heath McCormick (Blaine, USA) lost
7-2 to
Kyle Smith (Stirling, SCO) in the Final of the Oakville OCT Fall Classic, held September 2 - 4, 2016 at the Oakville Curling Club in Oakville, Canada. To advance to the championship game, McCormick won
4-3 over
Manitoba's Jason Gunnlaugson in the semifinals of the 2016 Oakville OCT Fall Classic in Oakville, Ontario, Canada; and won
7-3 over
Michael Brunner (Gstaad, SUI) in the quarterfinals. of the 2016 Oakville OCT Fall Classic in Oakville, Ontario, Canada;
McCormick finished 4-0 in the 25-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McCormick defeated
Richard Krell (Waterloo, ON) 5-2, then won
5-3 against
Jeffrey Stewart (Montreal, QC) and
6-5 against
Craig Brown (Blaine, USA). McCormick won
8-7 against
Scotland's Bruce Mouat in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Oakville OCT Fall Classic, McCormick take home
30.749 world rankings points along with the $2,000CDN prize. McCormick move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 16.772 points improving upon their best results so far this season, ranking 23rd overall with
139.670 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. McCormick ranks 15th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
16.772 points earned so far this season.
