Manuel Reaches Superstore Monctonian Challenge Semifinals

SKIP
Matthew
Manuel

Third
Luke
Saunders

Second
Jeffrey
Meagher

Lead
Nick
Zachernuk

Matthew Manuel (Halifax, NS) run at the Superstore Monctonian Challenge came to an end in the semifinals with a 8-7 loss to Stuart Thompson (Halifax, NS). of the Superstore Monctonian Challenge in Moncton, New Brunswick; Manuel advanced through the quarterfinals with a 6-5 win over Bryce Everist (Halifax, NS). of the Superstore Monctonian Challenge in Moncton, New Brunswick;

Manuel finished 3-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Manuel defeated Aaron Young (Fredericton, NB) 7-6, then went on to lose 7-6 against Tyler Smith (Charlottetown, PEI). Manuel lost 6-5 to Jean-Michel Arsenault (Levis, QC) where Manuel responded with a 4-3 win over Colten Steele (Dartmouth, NS). Manuel won 8-1 against Smith in their final qualifying round match.

Manuel earned 6.375 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Superstore Monctonian Challenge, remaining in 55th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 5.25 after improving upon their best so far this season. Manuel ranks 56th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 40.500 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	30	21	0	0.588	3-4	6-5	1-3	0-0	0-1

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	403	299	254	7.42	6.30	1.12	4.69	4.14	1.58	1.52	1.17

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	192	218	44	28	5-0	8-1	58-5	1.14	0.23	0.43	0.19

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	211	81	210	19	1-6	0-11	15-40	0.38	1.00	0.56	0.29

2023: Jean-Michel Arsenault
Julien Tremblay, Jean-Michel Arsenault, Jesse Mullen, Philippe Brassard , Eric Sylvain
Levis, QC
2022: Tyler Smith
Tyler Smith, Adam Cocks, Alex MacFadyen, Ed White
Charlottetown, PEI
2021: James Grattan
James Grattan, Paul Dobson, Andy McCann, Jamie Brannen
Oromocto, NB
2019: Scott Jones
Scott Jones, Jeremy Mallais, Brian King, Robert Daley
Moncton, NB

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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