Alek Bedard (Montreal, QC) lost
7-6 to
Jean-Michel Menard (Gatineau, QC) in the Final of the Finale du Circuit, held November 30 - December 3, 2017 at the Aurèle Racine Curling Club in Tracy, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Bedard won
2-1 over
Jean-Sebastien Roy (Chicoutimi, QC) in the semifinals of the 2017 Finale du Circuit in Tracy, Quebec, Canada; and won
9-1 over
Yannick Martel (Saguenay, QC) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 Finale du Circuit in Tracy, Quebec, Canada;
Bedard finished 3-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Bedard lost
4-1 to
Francois Gagne (Montreal, QC), then responded with a
6-1 win over
Steve Holdaway (Montreal, QC). Bedard won
9-0 against
Jeffrey Stewart (Montreal, QC), then won
6-3 against
Roy in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Finale du Circuit, Bedard take home
13.537 world rankings points along with the $2,000CDN prize, moving up 79 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 160th place overall with
24.463 total points. Bedard ranks 119th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
18.790 points earned so far this season.
