Ben Ziek defeated Tim Donnelly in the finals of Punslingers at the 2016 O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships. In the semi-finals round, Donnelly beat Toby Miceli-Gwiazdowski while Ziek knocked off Jerry Yan.

Here are the total results, including the topic of each competition in paranthesis.

Round One

Chris Sneyd defeated Mallory Culbert (Fast Food)
Ben Ziek defeated Hannah Nelson (Farming & Ranching)
Annica Eagle defeated Cameron Russell (Space Travel)
Peter Rubin defeated Kevin Binswanger (Waterborne Vehicles)
Jordan Gwiazdowski defeated Bob Kinney (Winged Creatures)
Dav Wallace defeated Jacob Dodson (Movie Titles)
Isaac Klein defeated Steven Haynes (Exercise)
Jerry Yan defeated Stephen Abel (Seniors & Aging)
Janani Krishnan-Jha defeated Marty Bernstein and Mark Cashwell (Moviemaking)
Jerzy Gwiazdowski defeated Mitchell Wilkinson (American Civil War)
Toby Miceli-Gwiazdowski defeated Brianna Minks (Archaeology)
Philip Standiford defeated Ariel Boone (Country Music)
Will Gallahue defeated Billy Crowson (Trees)
Tim Donnelly defeated Alex Simon (The Railroad)
Andy Balinsky defeated Alex Enyart (Physical Sports)
Alex Dubose defeated Arlen Baden (Sea Creatures)

Round Two

Ben Ziek defeated Chris Sneyd (Politics – No Names)
Peter Rubin defeated Annica Eagle (Gambling)
Jordan Gwiazdowski defeated Dav Wallace (Fairy Tales)
Jerry Yan defeated Isaac Klein (Pregnancy)
Jerzy Gwiazdowski defeated Janani Krishnan-Jah (Hair – No Products)
Toby Miceli-Gwiazdowski defeated Philip Standiford (Units of Measure)
Tim Donnelly defeated Will Gallahue (Types of Buildings)
Andy Balinsky defeated Alex Dubose (Two-Wheeled Vehicles)

Round Three

Ben Ziek defeated Peter Rubin (Diseases)
Jerry Yan defeated Jordan Gwiazdowski (Wind)
Toby Miceli-Gwiazdowski defeated Jerzy Gwiazdowski (Furniture)
Tim Donnelly defeated Andy Balinsky (Glassware/Ceramics)

Round Four

Ben Ziek defeated Jerry Yan (Currency & Coins)
Tim Donnelly defeated Toby Miceli-Gwiazdowski (Temperature)

Championship Round

Ben Ziek defeated Tim Donnelly (Elements)