CHAMPION: Martel Wins 2025 Tournoi Hommes Circuit Provincial

Saguenay, Quebec

SKIP
Yannick
Martel

Third
Jean-Francois
Charest

Second
Stewart
Yaxley

Lead
Bradley
Lequin

Games:	6
Record:	6W - 0L
PF/G:	15.56
PA/G:	3.06
Hammer Efficiency:	0.70
Steal Defense:	0.00
Force Efficiency:	0.75
Steal Efficiency:	0.54

Yannick Martel (Saguenay, QC) won 6-1 over Leandre Girard (Saguenay, QC) in the Final of the Tournoi Hommes Circuit Provincial, held February 20 - 23, 2025 in Maniwaki, Quebec. To advance to the championship game, Martel won 7-2 over Zackary Wise (Montreal , QC) in the semifinals of the 2025 Tournoi Hommes Circuit Provincial in Maniwaki, Quebec; and won 8-2 over Quebec's Ryan Woodhouse in the quarterfinals. of the 2025 Tournoi Hommes Circuit Provincial in Maniwaki, Quebec;

Martel finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Martel defeated Quebec's Alain Girard 8-0, then won 12-2 against Quebec's Daniel Desrosiers and 15-4 against Quebec's Claude DaPrato in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Tournoi Hommes Circuit Provincial Championship title, Martel earned 3.750 world rankings points along with the $2,500CDN first prize cheque. For week 30 of the event schedule, Martel did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Martel 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

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

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