Stuart Thompson (Dartmouth, NS) lost
11-5 to
Martin Ferland (Levis, QC) in the Final of the Challenge Casino de Charlevoix, held November 23 - 26, 2017 in Clermont, Quebec. To advance to the championship game, Thompson won
7-5 over
Jean-Michel Menard (Gatineau, QC) in the semifinals of the 2017 Challenge Casino de Charlevoix in Clermont, Quebec; and won
7-5 over
Simon Dupuis (Thurso, QC) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 Challenge Casino de Charlevoix in Clermont, Quebec;
Thompson finished 3-1 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Thompson defeated
Jeffrey Stewart (Montreal, QC) 6-2, then won
8-0 against
Michael Fournier (Montreal, QC). Thompson went on to lose
8-5 against
Menard. Thompson responded with a
6-1 win over
Greg Balsdon (Kingston, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Challenge Casino de Charlevoix, Thompson take home
21.879 world rankings points along with the $5,000CDN prize, moving up 3 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 45th place overall with
149.176 total points. Thompson ranks 51st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
53.807 points earned so far this season.
