Jean-Michel Arsenault (Levis, QC) won
5-4 over
Felix Asselin (Montreal, QC) in the Final of the Invitation Valleyfield, held September 28 - October 1, 2023 at the Valleyfield Curling Club in , Quebec. To advance to the championship game, Arsenault won
5-3 over
Robert Desjardins (Saguenay, QC) in the semifinals of the 2023 Invitation Valleyfield in , Quebec; and won
5-1 over
Steven Munroe (Quebec, QC) in the quarterfinals.
Arsenault finished 3-0 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Arsenault defeated
Munroe 7-2, then won
7-4 against
Simon Hebert (Valleyfield, QC) and
11-3 against
P.N. Raju (Hyderabad, IN) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Invitation Valleyfield Championship title, Arsenault earned
11.250 world rankings points along with the $2,500CDN first prize cheque. Arsenault move up 12 spots after posting a net gain of -1.172 points improving upon their best 3 results so far this season, ranking 67th overall with
50.391 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Arsenault ranks 56th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
13.125 points earned so far this season.
