Brett Gallant (Charlottetown, PEI) won
5-4 over
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) in the Final of the Challenge Casino de Charlevoix, held November 24 - 27, 2011 in Clermont, Quebec. To advance to the championship game, Gallant won
10-4 over
Pierre Charette (Saguenay, PQ) in the semifinals of the 2011 Challenge Casino de Charlevoix in Clermont, Quebec; and won
7-1 over
Switzerland's Peter de Cruz in the quarterfinals. of the 2011 Challenge Casino de Charlevoix in Clermont, Quebec;
Gallant finished 5-2 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gallant defeated
Don Westphal (Thurso, PQ) 5-4, then went on to lose
8-6 against
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB). Gallant responded with a
5-4 win over
Chad Stevens (Dartmouth/Chester, NS). Gallant went on to lose
6-5 against
Switzerland's Peter de Cruz. Gallant responded with a
6-1 win over
Steve Lodge (Brockville, ON). Gallant won
7-6 against
Philippe Lemay (Trois-Rivieres, PQ), then won
8-3 against
Robert Desjardins (Chicoutimi, PQ) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Challenge Casino de Charlevoix Championship title, Gallant earned
19.380 world rankings points along with the $12,000CDN first prize cheque. For week 15 of the event schedule, Gallant did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Gallant ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
