Greg Balsdon (Kingston, ON) won
5-3 over
Jean-Michel Menard (Quebec, QC) in the Final of the Challenge Casino de Charlevoix, held November 26 - 29, 2015 in Clermont, Quebec. To advance to the championship game, Balsdon won
7-5 over
Rob Retchless (Toronto, ON) in the semifinals of the 2015 Challenge Casino de Charlevoix in Clermont, Quebec; and won
9-2 over
Mike Kennedy (Moncton, NB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2015 Challenge Casino de Charlevoix in Clermont, Quebec;
Balsdon finished 3-0 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Balsdon defeated
Willie Jeffries (Ottawa, ON) 7-2, then won
7-2 against
Mathieu Beaufort (Sorel-Tracy, QC) and
6-2 against
Robert Desjardins (Saguenay, QC) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Challenge Casino de Charlevoix Championship title, Balsdon earned
26.918 world rankings points along with the $8,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 2 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 24th place overall with
168.158 total points. Balsdon ranks 43rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
57.869 points earned so far this season.
