CHAMPION: Asselin Wins Stu Sells Brantford NISSAN Classic

Montreal, Quebec

SKIP
Felix
Asselin

Third
Martin
Crete

Second
Emile
Asselin

Lead
Jean-Francois
Trepanier

Games:	6
Record:	6W - 0L
PF/G:	8.33
PA/G:	4.05
Hammer Efficiency:	0.44
Steal Defense:	0.10
Force Efficiency:	0.64
Steal Efficiency:	0.29

Felix Asselin (Montreal, QC) won 5-2 over Sam Mooibroek (Whitby, ON) in the Final of the Stu Sells Brantford NISSAN Classic, held December 1 - 4 at the Brantford Golf and Country Club in Brantford, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Asselin won 5-2 over Alex Champ (Toronto, ON) in the semifinals of the Stu Sells Brantford NISSAN Classic in Brantford, Ontario, Canada; and won 6-3 over Michael Fournier (Toronto, ON) in the quarterfinals. of the Stu Sells Brantford NISSAN Classic in Brantford, Ontario, Canada;

Asselin finished 3-0 in the 22-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Asselin defeated Rob Ainsley (Toronto, ON) 7-2, then won 5-3 against Champ to advance to the A-Qualifier where they 7-5 against Pat Ferris (Grimsby, ON) to advance to the playoff round. in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Stu Sells Brantford NISSAN Classic Championship title, Asselin earned 26.250 world rankings points along with the $5,000CDN first prize cheque. Asselin move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 10.789 points improving upon their best 6 results so far this season, ranking 29th overall with 131.946 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Asselin ranks 30th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 85.563 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	28	8	0	0.778	6-0	1-0	1-0	1-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	253	231	147	9.13	5.81	3.32	5.02	3.99	1.82	1.46	0.99

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	125	179	29	8	5-0	17-1	37-3	1.43	0.23	0.50	0.19

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	128	52	118	17	2-3	3-2	6-28	0.41	0.92	0.57	0.27

2023: Felix Asselin
Felix Asselin, Martin Crete, Emile Asselin, Jean-Francois Trepanier
Montreal, QC
2022: Pat Ferris
Pat Ferris, Connor Lawes, Connor Duhaime, Robert Currie, Evan Lilly
Grimsby, ON
2021: Sam Mooibroek
Sam Mooibroek, Matthew Garner, Brady Lumley, Spencer Dunlop , Matt Wilkinson
Kitchener, ON
2019: Wayne Tuck Jr.
Wayne Tuck Jr., Kevin Flewwelling, Chad Allen, Sean Harrison
Brantford, ON
2018: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Scott Howard, David Mathers, Tim March
Penetanguishe, ON
2017: Richard Krell
Richard Krell, Evan Lilly, Jonah Mondloch, Robert Currie
Kitchener-Waterloo, ON
2016: Mark Bice
Mark Bice, Aaron Squires, Tyler Morgan, Steve Bice
Sarnia, ON
2015: Richard Krell
Richard Krell, Ben Bevan, Carter Adair, Aaron Chapman
Waterloo, ON
2014: Joe Frans
Joe Frans, Craig Van Ymeren, Bowie Abbis-Mills, Jeff Gorda
St Thomas , ON
2013: Joe Frans
Joe Frans, Ryan Werenich, Jeff Gorda, Shawn Kaufman
Bradford, ON
2012: Joe Frans
Joe Frans, Ryan Werenich, Jeff Gorda, Shawn Kaufman
Bradford, ON
2011: Mark Bice
Mark Bice, Codey Maus, Steve Bice, Jamie Danbrook
Sarnia, ON
2010: Dale Matchett
Dale Matchett, Ryan Werenich, Jeff Gorda, Shawn Kaufman
Bradford, ON
2009: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
Coldwater, ON
2008: Dale Matchett
Dale Matchett, Ryan Werenich, Jeff Gorda, Shawn Kaufman
Churchill, ON
2007: Pat Ferris
Dale Matchett, Ryan Werenich, Jeff Gorda, Shawn Kaufman
Beamsville, ON
2006: John Epping
John Epping, Nick Rizzo, Scott Foster, Ken McDermot
Omemee, ON
2005: Peter Mellor
Peter Mellor, John Thompson, Rob Saunders, Jeff Armstrong
Kitchener, ON
2004: Todd Brandwood
Todd Brandwood, Scott Banner, Bill Buchanan, Brad Hiscock
Hamilton, ON
1996: Bob Ingram
Todd Brandwood, Scott Banner, Bill Buchanan, Brad Hiscock
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