Martin Ferland (Levis, QC) won
11-5 over
Stuart Thompson (Dartmouth, NS) in the Final of the Challenge Casino de Charlevoix, held November 23 - 26, 2017 in Clermont, Quebec. To advance to the championship game, Ferland won
10-7 over
Chad Stevens (Halifax, NS) in the semifinals of the 2017 Challenge Casino de Charlevoix in Clermont, Quebec; and won
6-5 over
Francois Gagne (Montreal, QC) in the quarterfinals.
Ferland finished 3-0 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ferland defeated
Sebastien Robillard (Ottawa, ON) 7-2, then won
7-2 against
Greg Balsdon (Kingston, ON) and
8-4 against
Stevens in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Challenge Casino de Charlevoix Championship title, Ferland earned
27.846 world rankings points along with the $8,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 14 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 63rd place overall with
91.014 total points. Ferland ranks 38th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
66.223 points earned so far this season.
