The 2016 USFG Single Stone competition results are in. The judges have ruled on the 4 classes of stone, Novice, Pre-master, master, and Grand Master. We had quite a few entries (55 total) comprised of 32 Novice, 14 Pre-Master, 5 Master, and 4 Grand Master.
The following tables list the details for each class as to those who certified and the top scores and winners in each category
Winners in the Novice Classification:
| Name | Location | Status | Rank | Score |
| Michael Noetzel | Nashua, NH | certified | 1 | 99.78 |
| Christopher Bork | San Clemente, CA | certified | 2 | 99.57 |
| Imaizumi Fumio | Kyoto, Japan | certified | 3 | 99.35 |
Novice entries qualifying for certification:
| Name | Location | Status | Score |
| Theordore Wilson | Wylie, TX | certified | 98.27 |
| Kenneth Befus | Robinson, TX | certified | 97.62 |
| Ron Davis | Council Bluff, Iowa | certified | 97.6161 |
| Dan Henderson | Sun City Ctr, FL | certified | 97.4 |
| Marek Mikolaj | Kosice, Slovakia | certified | 97.3994 |
| Gerald Smoot | Kennewick, Wa | certified | 96.53 |
| Diana Skye | Maple Valley, WA | certified | 96.32 |
| Carl Shearer | Maple Ridge, B.C | certified | 95.8824 |
| Michael Power | Medford, OR | certified | 95.23 |
| Loyd Blankenship | East Providence, RI | certified | 95.23 |
| Jack Spinks | Midlothian, TX | certified | 95.02 |
| Tim Vieyra | Clarksville, TN | certified | 95.02 |
| David Juckem | Neenah, WI | certified | 94.3654 |
| Owen McDevitt | Butte, MT | certified | 93.5 |
| Lionell Bailey | Genas France | certified | 93.0651 |
| Gerald Boykin | Etowah, N.C | certified | 91.9815 |
| Phillip Woods | Barton MD | certified | 91.98 |
| Carmina Orilla | Anaheim, CA | certified | 91.3313 |
| Matthew Castor | Cocoa, FL | certified | 91.33 |
| Casey Trump | Grand Junction, CO | certified | 90.031 |
| Corey Brenner | Post Falls, ID | certified | 90.031 |
| Edwin Gessele | Anaconda, MT | certified | 89.82 |
| Edward Smith | Wolcott NY | certified | 88.0806 |
Participants: Scott Kelley, Allan Jacques, Gjeret Stein, Rick Brooker, Gary Hirt
Winners in the Pre-Master Classification:
| Name | Location | Status | Rank | Score |
| Pavel Filinov | Moscow Russia | certified | 1 | 99.813 |
| Frank Woodward | Queensland, AU | certified | 2 | 97.97 |
| Steve Page | Brea CA | certified | 3 | 96.6781 |
Pre-Master entries qualifying for certification:
| Name | Location | Status | Score |
| Bruce Argall | Greensburg, PA | certified | 91.3262 |
Participants: Timothy Kaufman, William Parent, Jerry Hill, Susan Lichtenberger, Kevin Ellis, Rita Phagan, Diane Eames, Frank Toth, Greg Stimpson, Don Sabie
Winners in the Master Classification:
| Name | Location | Status | Rank | Score |
| Alexander Naryshkin | St Petersburg, RU | certified | 1 | 100 |
| Clara Ventor | Usakos, Namibia | certified | 2 | 97.9872 |
| Richard Moriyama | Niceville, FL | certified | 3 | 95.2425 |
Participants: Carl Davis, Jeff Theesfeld
Winners in the Grand Master Classification:
| Name | Location | Status | Rank | Score |
| James Clark | Mesa, AZ | certified | 1 | 98.0641 |
Grand Master entries qualifying for certification:
| Name | Location | Status | Score |
| Charles Lundstrom | Tucson, AZ | certified | 96.8322 |
Participants: Homer Barrs, Denny Bradley
Every year there are changes to the competition, including where to mail your stone. Please be sure to read the details when next years stones are published. This is usually in the December newsletter.