Manuel Reaches 2023 Challenge de Curling Desjardins Quarters

Halifax, Nova Scotia

SKIP
Matthew
Manuel

Third
Luke
Saunders

Second
Jeffrey
Meagher

Lead
Nick
Zachernuk

Games:	5
Record:	3W - 2L
PF/G:	8.89
PA/G:	6.67
Hammer Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Defense:	0.06
Force Efficiency:	0.62
Steal Efficiency:	0.25

Matthew Manuel (Halifax, NS) qualified for the 2023 Challenge de Curling Desjardins playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 6-5 against Robert Desjardins (Saguenay, QC). of the 2023 Challenge de Curling Desjardins in Clermont, Quebec;

Manuel finished 3-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Manuel defeated Trent Skanes (St. John's, NL) 9-5, then won 8-2 against Trevor Bonot (Thunder Bay, NO). Manuel went on to lose 8-3 against Jean-Michel Arsenault (Levis, QC). Manuel responded with a 7-3 win over Stuart Thompson (Halifax, NS) in their final qualifying round match.

Manuel earned 7.500 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Challenge de Curling Desjardins, moving up 7 spots the World Ranking Standings into 60th place overall with 61.344 total points. Manuel ranks 67th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 29.250 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	30	21	0	0.588	3-4	6-5	1-3	0-0	0-1

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	403	299	254	7.42	6.30	1.12	4.69	4.14	1.58	1.52	1.17

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	192	218	44	28	5-0	8-1	58-5	1.14	0.23	0.43	0.19

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	211	81	210	19	1-6	0-11	15-40	0.38	1.00	0.56	0.29

2024: Matthew Manuel
Matthew Manuel, Cameron MacKenzie, Jeffrey Meagher, Nick Zachernuk , Kim Kelly
Halifax, NS
2023: Jean-Michel Arsenault
Julien Tremblay, Jean-Michel Arsenault, Jesse Mullen, Philippe Brassard , Eric Sylvain
Levis, QC
2022: John Epping
John Epping, Mathew Camm, Patrick Janssen, Scott Chadwick
Toronto, ON
2021: Michael Fournier
Martin Crete, Felix Asselin, Michael Fournier, Jean-Francois Trepanier
Montreal, QC
2019: Scott McDonald
Scott McDonald, Jonathan Beuk, Wesley Forget, Scott Chadwick
Kingston, ON
2018: Jean-Sebastien Roy
Jean-Sebastien Roy, Robert Desjardins, Pierre-Luc Morissette, Rene Dubois
Saguenay, QC
2017: Martin Ferland
Martin Ferland, Francois Roberge, Maxime Elmaleh, Jean Gagnon
Levis, QC
2016: Stuart Thompson
Stuart Thompson, Colten Steele, Travis Colter, Billy MacPhee, Alex MacNeil
Dartmouth, NS
2015: Greg Balsdon
Greg Balsdon, Don Bowser, Jonathan Beuk, Scott Chadwick
Kingston, ON
2014: Jean-Michel Menard
Jean-Michel Menard, Martin Crete, Eric Sylvain, Philippe Menard
Gatineau, QC
2013: Brad Jacobs
Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E.J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden
Sault Ste Marie, ON
2012: Peter De Cruz
Benoit Schwarz van-Berkel, Peter De Cruz, Dominik Maerki, Valentin Tanner, Claudio Pescia
Geneve, SUI
2011: Brett Gallant
Brett Gallant, Eddie MacKenzie, Anson Carmody, Alex MacFadyen
Charlottetown, PEI
2010: Mike McEwen
Mike McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld
Winnipeg, MB
2009: Randy Ferbey
David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque
Edmonton, AB
2008: Fengchun Wang
David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque
Harbin, CHN
2007: Peter Steski
David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque
Sarnia,
2006: Bryan Cochrane
Bryan Cochrane, Chris Fulton, Jeff Henderson, John Steski
Ottawa, ON
2005: Russ Howard
Russ Howard, Mark Dobson, Steven Howard, Grant Odishaw
Moncton, NB
2004: Serge Reid
Serge Reid, Francois Gionest, Michel Beaudet, Dany Bergeron
Kenogami, QC
2003: Francois Gagne
Francois Gagne, Jean-Pierre Venne, Daniel Gregoire, Martin Brosseau
Montreal, QC

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