Yannick Martel (Saguenay, QC) won
8-2 over
Robert Desjardins (Saguenay, QC) in the Final of the Challenge Nord-Ouest Air Creebec/Agnico Eagle, held October 26 - 29, 2023 in Val-d, Quebec. To advance to the championship game, Martel won
7-4 over
Gerry Savoie (Val-d'Or, QC) in the semifinals of the 2023 Challenge Nord-Ouest Air Creebec/Agnico Eagle in Val-d, Quebec; and won
8-6 over
Ghislain Doyon (Val d'Or, QC) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 Challenge Nord-Ouest Air Creebec/Agnico Eagle in Val-d, Quebec;
Martel finished 4-0 in the 25-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Martel defeated
Bernard Larouche (Val-d'Or, QC) 5-2, then won
5-3 against
Jean-Yves Lemay (Amos, QC) and
9-1 against
Caroline Hains (Val-d'Or, QC). Martel won
7-2 against
Patrick Bedard (Rouyn-Noranda, QC) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Challenge Nord-Ouest Air Creebec/Agnico Eagle Championship title, Martel earned
3.750 world rankings points along with the $3,100CDN first prize cheque, dropping 2 spots on the
World Ranking Standings into 76th place overall with
47.064 total points. Martel ranks 53rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
25.750 points earned so far this season.
