Jason Gunnlaugson (Winnipeg, MB) qualified for the 2016 Direct Horizontal Drilling Fall Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
8-5 against
Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK). of the 2016 Direct Horizontal Drilling Fall Classic in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada;
Gunnlaugson finished 5-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gunnlaugson lost
8-3 to
Ted Appelman (Edmonton, AB), then responded with a
6-2 win over
Aaron Sluchinski (Airdrie, AB). Gunnlaugson won
4-1 against
Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN). Gunnlaugson went on to lose
6-4 against
SooHyuk Kim (Gangwon, KOR). Gunnlaugson responded with a
5-0 win over
Shaun Meachem (Regina, SK). Gunnlaugson won
4-3 against
Jamie King (Edmonton/Calgary, AB), then won
6-0 against
Morozumi in their final qualifying round match.
Gunnlaugson earned
25.734 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Direct Horizontal Drilling Fall Classic, moving up 1 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 18th place overall with
255.428 total points. Gunnlaugson ranks 4th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
128.805 points earned so far this season.
