Jean-Michel Menard (Gatineau, QC) won
6-2 over
Sebastien Robillard (Ottawa, ON) in the Final of the Challenge Assurances Jean Gamache, held January 19 - 21, 2018 at the Victoria Curling Club in Quebec, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Menard won
5-4 over
Martin Ferland (Levis, QC) in the semifinals of the 2018 Challenge Assurances Jean Gamache in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; and won
5-0 over
Pascal Chouinard (Quebec, QC) in the quarterfinals.
Menard finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Menard defeated
Francois Gagne (Montreal, QC) 1-0, then won
8-6 against
Benoit Gagne (Quebec, QC) and
7-2 against
Chouinard in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Challenge Assurances Jean Gamache Championship title, Menard earned
12.813 world rankings points along with the $1,700CDN first prize cheque, moving up 2 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 36th place overall with
197.243 total points. Menard ranks 38th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
94.109 points earned so far this season.
