Sylvain Dicaire (Val d'Or, QC) won
6-2 over
Brian Lewis (Ottawa, ON) in the Final of the Challenge de Curling de Gatineau Open, held October 19 - 22, 2017 in Buckingham, Quebec. To advance to the championship game, Dicaire won
6-4 over
Chris Gardner (Buckingham, QC) in the semifinals of the 2017 Challenge de Curling de Gatineau Open in Buckingham, Quebec; and won
8-5 over
Jamie Birtwistle (Ottawa, ON) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 Challenge de Curling de Gatineau Open in Buckingham, Quebec;
Dicaire finished 3-0 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Dicaire defeated
Isabelle Neron (Chicoutimi, QC) 6-2, then won
8-1 against
Maxime Dufresne (Montreal, QC) and
8-5 against
Louis Biron (Buckingham, QC) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Challenge de Curling de Gatineau Open Championship title, Dicaire earned
14.712 world rankings points along with the $2,400CDN first prize cheque, moving up 290 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 185th place overall with
15.123 total points. Dicaire ranks 88th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
14.712 points earned so far this season.
