Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) lost
5-4 to
Brett Gallant (Charlottetown, PEI) in the Final of the Challenge Casino de Charlevoix, held November 24 - 27, 2011 in Clermont, Quebec. To advance to the championship game, Gushue won
8-3 over
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2011 Challenge Casino de Charlevoix in Clermont, Quebec; and won
5-3 over
Ian Fitzner-Leblanc (Halifax, NS) in the quarterfinals. of the 2011 Challenge Casino de Charlevoix in Clermont, Quebec;
Gushue finished 3-1 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gushue defeated
Fitzner-Leblanc 6-0, then went on to lose
7-1 against
Pierre Charette (Saguenay, PQ). Gushue responded with a
6-1 win over
John Epping (Toronto, ON). Gushue won
7-4 against
Robert Desjardins (Chicoutimi, PQ) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Challenge Casino de Charlevoix, Gushue take home
14.535 world rankings points along with the $7,000CDN prize, moving up 1 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 12th place overall with
139.583 total points. Gushue ranks 8th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
79.855 points earned so far this season.
