Johnson Tao (Edmonton, AB) won
6-4 over
Thomas Scoffin (Whitehorse, YK) in the Final of the Original 16 Mens Cash Spiel, held November 7 - 9, 2025 at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Tao won
3-2 over
Wesley Wendling (Chaska, MN) in the semifinals of the 2025 Original 16 Mens Cash Spiel in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; and won
7-5 over
Jace Freeman (Virden, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2025 Original 16 Mens Cash Spiel in Calgary, Alberta, Canada;
Tao finished 3-0 in the 22-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Tao defeated
Peter Hlushak (Edmonton, AB) 7-2, then won
7-2 against
Warren Kozak (Calgary, AB) and
8-7 against
Daniel Humbke (Lacombe, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Original 16 Mens Cash Spiel Championship title, Tao earned
20.250 world rankings points along with the $8,000CDN first prize cheque. Tao move up 10 spots after posting a net gain of 16.537 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 44th overall with
80.275 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Tao ranks 35th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
57.150 points earned so far this season.
