Jan Hess (Zug, SUI) lost 5-4 to Lucien Lottenbach (Luzern, SUI) in the Final of the EJCT Thun, held November 25 - 27, 2016 in Thun, Switzerland.
 
Hess finished 4-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hess defeated Lottenbach 5-2, then went on to lose 6-2 against Ross Whyte (Dumfries, SCO). Hess responded with a 8-4 win over Gaetan Mancini (Thun, SUI). Hess won 3-2 against Kristian Foss (Oslo, NOR), then won 5-4 against Marc Muskatewitz (Fuessen, GER) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Hess did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Hess ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.