Mark Dacey (Halifax, NS) won
7-6 over
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) in the Final of the Challenge Chateau Cartier de Gatineau, held October 25 - 28, 2012 at the Buckingham Curling Club in Buckingham, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Dacey won
5-4 over
Greg Balsdon (Toronto, ON) in the semifinals of the 2012 Challenge Chateau Cartier de Gatineau in Buckingham, Quebec, Canada; and won
8-7 over
Mark Kean (Toronto, ON) in the quarterfinals.
Dacey finished 4-0 in the 28-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Dacey defeated
Pierre Charette (Buckingham, PQ) 6-1, then won
7-4 against
John Epping (Toronto, ON) and
7-4 against
Howard Rajala (Ottawa, ON). Dacey won
6-1 against
Jamie Murphy (Halifax, NS) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Challenge Chateau Cartier de Gatineau Championship title, Dacey earned
28.860 world rankings points along with the $10,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 39 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 31st place overall with
46.640 total points. Dacey ranks 13th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
42.090 points earned so far this season.
