Michael Fournier (Montreal, QC) lost
8-4 to
Jean-Sebastien Roy (Saguenay, QC) in the Final of the Challenge Casino de Charlevoix, held November 22 - 25, 2018 in Clermont, Quebec. To advance to the championship game, Fournier won
7-2 over
James Grattan (Oromocto, NB) in the semifinals of the 2018 Challenge Casino de Charlevoix in Clermont, Quebec; and won
7-2 over
Kendal Thompson (HALIFAX, NS) in the quarterfinals.
Fournier finished 3-2 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Fournier lost
6-4 to
Francois Gagne (Montreal, QC), droppimg another game,
8-7 to
Pascal Chouinard (Quebec, QC) where Fournier responded with a
6-5 win over
Brent MacDougall (Halifax, NS). Fournier won
7-6 against
Rob Retchless (Toronto, ON), then won
6-5 against
Martin Crete (St-Romuald, QC) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Challenge Casino de Charlevoix, Fournier take home
21.423 world rankings points along with the $5,000CDN prize, moving up 7 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 38th place overall with
112.620 total points. Fournier ranks 34th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
80.518 points earned so far this season.
