Mark Bice (Sarnia, ON) won
8-6 over
Codey Maus (Toronto, ON) in the Final of the Brantford Nissan Mens Classic, held December 8 - 11, 2016 at the Brant Curling Club in Brantford, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Bice won
5-1 over
Cory Heggestad (Derby Township, ON) in the semifinals of the 2016 Brantford Nissan Mens Classic in Brantford, Ontario, Canada; and won
6-4 over
Connor Duhaime (Barrie, ON) in the quarterfinals. of the 2016 Brantford Nissan Mens Classic in Brantford, Ontario, Canada;
Bice finished 3-1 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Bice defeated
Duhaime 8-3, then won
5-4 against
Brandon Corbett (Rochester, NY). Bice went on to lose
7-3 against
Brent Ross (Harriston, ON). Bice responded with a
8-3 win over
Robbie Gordon (Sudbury, NONT) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Brantford Nissan Mens Classic Championship title, Bice earned
25.383 world rankings points along with the $4,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 4 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 25th place overall with
217.299 total points. Bice ranks 26th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
99.926 points earned so far this season.
