Asselin Runner-Up at 2023 Invitation Valleyfield

SKIP
Felix
Asselin

Third
Martin
Crete

Second
Emile
Asselin

Lead
Jean-Francois
Trepanier

Felix Asselin (Montreal, QC) lost 5-4 to Jean-Michel Arsenault (Levis, 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, Asselin won 6-2 over Zackary Wise (Montreal , QC) in the semifinals of the 2023 Invitation Valleyfield in , Quebec; and won 8-1 over Frederic Lawton (Montreal, QC) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 Invitation Valleyfield in , Quebec;

Asselin finished 3-0 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Asselin defeated Kelsey Boyd (Montreal, QC) 9-1, then won 10-1 against Leandre Girard (Quebec, QC) and 8-3 against Wise in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Invitation Valleyfield, Asselin take home 8.250 world rankings points along with the $2,000CDN prize, remaining in 26th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of -22.672 after improving upon their best so far this season. Asselin ranks 33rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 35.875 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

Brendan Bottcher (photo: Stan Fong) is moving on from now former teammates Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert, announced Tuesday.

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