Jacques Gauthier (Winnipeg, MB) lost 8-7 to Brett Walter (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Mantoba TELUS Junior Men's Provincials, held January 1 - 5, 2020 in Dauphin, Manitoba.
 
Gauthier finished 7-0 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gauthier defeated Tyson Beyak (Winnipegosis, MB) 12-1, then won 9-3 against Brooks Freeman (Virden, MB) and 13-5 against Luke Davidson (Dauphin, MB). Gauthier won 6-1 against Josh Maisey (Winnipeg Beach, MB), then won 7-5 against Jordan Johnson (Winnipeg, MB) and 9-4 against Emerson Klimpke (Morris, MB). Gauthier won 7-2 against Jack Hykaway (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 24 of the event schedule, Gauthier did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Gauthier ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.