Martin Crete (St-Romuald, QC) won
5-1 over
Jean-Sebastien Roy (Saguenay, QC) in the Final of the Vic Open Assurances Jean Gamache, held January 4 - 6, 2019 at the Victoria Curling Club in Quebec, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Crete won
5-4 over
Yannick Martel (Kenogami, QC) in the semifinals of the Vic Open Assurances Jean Gamache in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; and won
9-0 over
Jeffrey Stewart (Montreal, QC) in the quarterfinals. of the Vic Open Assurances Jean Gamache in Quebec, Quebec, Canada;
Crete finished 3-0 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Crete defeated
Benoit Gagne (Montreal, QC) 5-2, then won
9-6 against
Frederic Lawton (Montreal, QC) and
8-7 against
Steven Munroe (Levis, QC) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Vic Open Assurances Jean Gamache Championship title, Crete earned
16.893 world rankings points along with the $1,600CDN first prize cheque, moving up 13 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 57th place overall with
76.485 total points. Crete ranks 63rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
52.427 points earned so far this season.
