Michael Stefanik (Schenectady, NY) lost 6-5 to Benj Guzman (Wayland, MA) in the Final of the GNCC Club Championship, held December 8 - 11, 2016 in Schenectady, New York.
 
Stefanik finished 4-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Stefanik defeated Edward Scimia (Bridgeport, CT) 7-4, then won 6-5 against Brian Dauernheim (Laurel, MD). Stefanik went on to lose 9-5 against Dan Machold (Schenectady, NY). Stefanik responded with a 8-1 win over Bret Sentiwany (Albany, NY). Stefanik won 8-6 against Ivaylo Petrov (Plainfield, NJ) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Stefanik did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Stefanik ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.