Jean-Michel Menard (Gatineau, QC) won
6-1 over
Michael Fournier (Montreal, QC) in the Final of the Capital Curling Classic, held October 7 - 10, 2016 in Ottawa, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Menard won
12-3 over
Colin Dow (Ottawa, ON) in the semifinals of the 2016 Capital Curling Classic in Ottawa, Ontario; and won
8-2 over
Martin Ferland (Levis, QC) in the quarterfinals. of the 2016 Capital Curling Classic in Ottawa, Ontario;
Menard finished 2-1 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Menard defeated
Ritchie Gillan (Ottawa, ON) 10-5, then went on to lose
8-6 against
Mathieu Beaufort (Sorel-Tracy, QC). Menard responded with a
8-5 win over
Bryan Cochrane (Russell, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Capital Curling Classic Championship title, Menard earned
22.659 world rankings points along with the $4,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 3 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 24th place overall with
161.348 total points. Menard ranks 45th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
25.982 points earned so far this season.
