Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB) won
8-6 over
Mark Nichols (St. John's, NL) in the Final of the Home Hardware Canada Cup of Curling, held November 30 - December 4, 2016 in Brandon, Manitoba. To advance to the championship game, Carruthers won
6-5 over
John Epping (Toronto, ON) in the semifinals of the 2016 Home Hardware Canada Cup of Curling in Brandon, Manitoba;
Carruthers finished 4-2 in the 7-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Carruthers defeated
Epping 8-3, then went on to lose
7-6 against
Nichols. Carruthers responded with a
7-6 win over
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB). Carruthers won
4-3 against
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB). Carruthers went on to lose
5-3 against
Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK). Carruthers responded with a
5-1 win over
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Home Hardware Canada Cup of Curling Championship title, Carruthers earned
84.126 world rankings points along with the $22,000CDN first prize cheque. Carruthers move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 80.803 points improving upon their best results so far this season, ranking 2nd overall with
742.527 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Carruthers ranks 3rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
344.683 points earned so far this season.
