Mark Nichols (St. John's, NL) lost
9-3 to
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) in the Final of the AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic, held September 15 - 18, 2016 at the Cornwall Curling Club in Cornwall, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Nichols won
7-3 over
John Epping (Toronto, ON) in the semifinals of the 2016 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada; and won
7-6 over
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2016 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada;
Nichols finished 4-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Nichols defeated
Chad Allen (Brantford, ON) 8-5, then won
6-3 against
Jaap van Dorp (Zoetermeer, NED) and
6-5 against
Jason Gunnlaugson (Winnipeg, MB). Nichols went on to lose
7-4 against
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE). Nichols responded with a
7-3 win over
Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic, Nichols take home
60.930 world rankings points along with the $10,000CDN prize, remaining in 1st place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
616.153 total points. Nichols ranks 4th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
88.510 points earned so far this season.
