Scott McDonald (Kingston, ON) won
6-1 over
Vincent Roberge (Levis, QC) in the Final of the Challenge Casino de Charlevoix, held November 21 - 24, 2019 in Clermont, Quebec. To advance to the championship game, McDonald won
5-4 over
Alek Bedard (Lacolle, QC) in the semifinals of the 2019 Challenge Casino de Charlevoix in Clermont, Quebec; and won
5-3 over
James Grattan (Oromocto, NB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2019 Challenge Casino de Charlevoix in Clermont, Quebec;
McDonald finished 3-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McDonald defeated
Simon Hebert (Saguenay, QC) 4-3, then went on to lose
6-1 against
Grattan. McDonald responded with a
8-5 win over
Greg Balsdon (Montreal, QC). McDonald went on to lose
8-6 against
Chad Stevens (Truro, NS). McDonald responded with a
6-4 win over
Andrin Schnider (St. Gallen, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Challenge Casino de Charlevoix Championship title, McDonald earned
31.910 world rankings points along with the $8,000CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 14th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
281.647 total points. McDonald ranks 16th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
144.273 points earned so far this season.
