CHAMPION: Asselin Wins 2023 Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic

SKIP
Felix
Asselin

Third
Martin
Crete

Second
Emile
Asselin

Lead
Jean-Francois
Trepanier

Felix Asselin (Montreal, QC) won 8-3 over Sam Mooibroek (Whitby, ON) in the Final of the Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic, held November 1 - 5, 2023 at the Halifax Curling Club in Halifax, Canada. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Asselin won 8-6 over Matthew Manuel (Halifax, NS) to advance to the championship game. of the 2023 Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada;

Asselin finished 4-0 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Asselin defeated Jean-Michel Arsenault (Levis, QC) 6-5, then won 7-2 against James Grattan (Oromocto , NB) and 7-5 against Bryce Everist (Halifax, NS). Asselin won 4-2 against Alex Champ (Toronto, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic Championship title, Asselin earned 22.500 world rankings points along with the $8,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 7 spots the World Ranking Standings into 27th place overall with 135.680 total points. Asselin ranks 30th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 58.375 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	28	8	0	0.778	6-0	1-0	1-0	1-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	253	231	147	9.13	5.81	3.32	5.02	3.99	1.82	1.46	0.99

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	125	179	29	8	5-0	17-1	37-3	1.43	0.23	0.50	0.19

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	128	52	118	17	2-3	3-2	6-28	0.41	0.92	0.57	0.27

2023: Felix Asselin
Felix Asselin, Martin Crete, Emile Asselin, Jean-Francois Trepanier
Montreal, QC
2022: John Epping
John Epping, Mathew Camm, Patrick Janssen, Scott Chadwick
Toronto, ON
2021: Stuart Thompson
Stuart Thompson, Kendal Thompson, Colten Steele, Michael Brophy
Halifax, NS
2020: Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Ryan McNeil Lamswood
St. John's, NL
2019: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Scott Howard, David Mathers, Tim March
Penetanguishene, ON
2018: Scott Howard
Scott Howard, Adam Spencer, David Mathers, Tim March
Penetanguishe, ON

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