William Lyburn (Winnipeg, MB) lost
5-4 to
Jason Gunnlaugson (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Performance Spider Midweek Special, held September 2 - 5, 2016 in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Lyburn won
6-4 over
Bruce Mouat (Stirlng, SCO) in the semifinals of the 2016 Performance Spider Midweek Special in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario; and won
6-3 over
Brady Clark (seattle, WA) in the quarterfinals. of the 2016 Performance Spider Midweek Special in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario;
Lyburn finished 2-0 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Lyburn defeated
United States's Nina Roth 9-3, then won
6-3 against
Chris Gardner (Ottawa, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Performance Spider Midweek Special, Lyburn take home
16.366 world rankings points along with the $800CDN prize, remaining in 21st place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 18.882 after improving upon their best so far this season. Lyburn ranks 12th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
18.882 points earned so far this season.
