CHAMPION: Manuel Wins 2024 Charlevoix Challenge de Curling Desjardins

Halifax, Nova Scotia

SKIP
Matthew
Manuel

Third
Cameron
MacKenzie

Second
Jeffrey
Meagher

Lead
Nick
Zachernuk

Games:	7
Record:	6W - 1L
PF/G:	9.23
PA/G:	6.35
Hammer Efficiency:	0.64
Steal Defense:	0.04
Force Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Efficiency:	0.24

Matthew Manuel (Halifax, NS) won 8-5 over Tyler Smith (Charlottetown, PEI) in the Final of the Charlevoix Challenge de Curling Desjardins, held November 21 - 24, 2024 in Clermont, Quebec. To advance to the championship game, Manuel won 7-6 over Robert Desjardins (Chicoutimi, QC) in the semifinals of the 2024 Charlevoix Challenge de Curling Desjardins in Clermont, Quebec; and won 8-5 over Felix Asselin (Montreal, QC) in the quarterfinals. of the 2024 Charlevoix Challenge de Curling Desjardins in Clermont, Quebec;

Manuel finished 3-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Manuel defeated Mathieu Beaufort (Aurele-Racine, QC) 7-2, then won 6-3 against Greg Smith (St. John's, NL). Manuel went on to lose 8-6 against Cory Schuh (St. John's, NL). Manuel responded with a 6-4 win over Jacob Lamb (Dundas, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Charlevoix Challenge de Curling Desjardins Championship title, Manuel earned 15.000 world rankings points along with the $8,500CDN first prize cheque. For week 17 of the event schedule, Manuel did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Manuel ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2025	26	14	0	0.650	0-0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2025	301	231	196	7.67	6.51	1.16	4.72	4.12	1.63	1.58	1.16

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2025	144	161	34	21	1-1	12-1	37-2	1.12	0.24	0.41	0.19

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2025	157	70	162	14	1-1	3-10	15-42	0.45	1.03	0.45	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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