CHAMPION: Menard Wins Charlevoix Challenge de Curling Desjardins

Amos, Quebec

Fourth
Felix
Asselin

SKIP
Jean-Michel
Menard

Second
Martin
Crete

Lead
Jean-Francois
Trepanier

Games:	7
Record:	6W - 1L
PF/G:	10.65
PA/G:	5.87
Hammer Efficiency:	0.57
Steal Defense:	0.07
Force Efficiency:	0.59
Steal Efficiency:	0.11

Jean-Michel Menard (Amos, QC) won 5-3 over Ty Dilello (St. John's , NL) in the Final of the Charlevoix Challenge de Curling Desjardins, held November 27 - 30 in Clermont, Quebec. To advance to the championship game, Menard won 6-5 over Julien Tremblay (Levis, QC) in the semifinals of the Charlevoix Challenge de Curling Desjardins in Clermont, Quebec; and won 7-4 over Trevor Bonot (Thunder Bay, NO) in the quarterfinals. of the Charlevoix Challenge de Curling Desjardins in Clermont, Quebec;

Menard finished in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Charlevoix Challenge de Curling Desjardins Championship title, Menard earned 12.000 world rankings points along with the $5,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 4 spots the World Ranking Standings into 41st place overall with 91.725 total points. Menard ranks 43rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 60.600 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2026	43	5	0	0.896	2-0	0-0	1-0	1-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2026	372	337	189	9.06	5.08	3.98	4.76	3.84	1.90	1.32	1.40

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2026	205	287	35	31	14-0	18-1	58-4	1.40	0.17	0.52	0.14

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2026	167	50	154	21	2-1	2-3	8-31	0.30	0.92	0.69	0.19

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