Menard Runner-Up at 2022 Invitation Valleyfield

SKIP
Jean-Michel
Menard

Third
Marie-France
Larouche

Second
Ian
Belleau

Lead
Annie
Lemay

Jean-Michel Menard (Levis, QC) lost 4-3 to Felix Asselin (Montreal, QC) in the Final of the Invitation Valleyfield, held September 29 - October 2, 2022 at the Valleyfield Curling Club in , Quebec. To advance to the championship game, Menard won 5-3 over Zackary Wise (Montreal, QC) in the semifinals of the 2022 Invitation Valleyfield in , Quebec; and won 10-3 over Frederic Lawton (Montreal, QC) in the quarterfinals.

Menard finished 2-1 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Menard defeated Stephane Michaud (Trois-Rivieres, QC) 7-6, then won 5-3 against Raphael Patry (Saguenay , QC). Menard went on to lose 7-5 against Alexandre Leduc (Valleyfield, QC) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Invitation Valleyfield, Menard take home 11.000 world rankings points along with the $1,900CDN prize. For week 9 of the event schedule, Menard did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Menard ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

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