Charley Thomas (Edmonton, AB) qualified for the 2016 Direct Horizontal Drilling Fall Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
6-4 against
Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB). of the 2016 Direct Horizontal Drilling Fall Classic in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada;
Thomas finished 3-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Thomas defeated
Kody Hartung (Saskatoon , SK) 9-5, then won
7-2 against
SooHyuk Kim (Gangwon, KOR). Thomas went on to lose
6-3 against
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB). Thomas responded with a
7-5 win over
Matt Dunstone (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
Thomas earned
25.734 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Direct Horizontal Drilling Fall Classic, dropping 1 spots on the
World Ranking Standings into 13th place overall with
299.547 total points. Thomas ranks 14th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
74.766 points earned so far this season.
