Greg Balsdon (Toronto, ON) run at the 2012 Challenge Chateau Cartier de Gatineau came to an end in the semifinals with a
5-4 loss to
Mark Dacey (Halifax, NS). of the 2012 Challenge Chateau Cartier de Gatineau in Buckingham, Quebec, Canada; Balsdon advanced through the quarterfinals with a
5-3 win over
Martin Ferland (Quebec, PQ). of the 2012 Challenge Chateau Cartier de Gatineau in Buckingham, Quebec, Canada;
Balsdon finished 5-1 in the 28-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Balsdon defeated
Simon Lejour (Lacolle, PQ) 7-2, then won
8-5 against
Ferland and
4-3 against
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste. Marie, ON). Balsdon went on to lose
5-2 against
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL). Balsdon responded with a
4-0 win over
Guy Hemmings (Montreal, PQ). Balsdon won
6-2 against
Michael Fournier (Montreal, PQ) in their final qualifying round match.
Balsdon earned
16.835 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Challenge Chateau Cartier de Gatineau, moving up 7 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 19th place overall with
75.746 total points. Balsdon ranks 17th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
35.720 points earned so far this season.
