Asselin Runner-Up at 2022 Challenge de Curling Desjardins

Montreal, Quebec

SKIP
Felix
Asselin

Third
Martin
Crete

Second
Emile
Asselin

Lead
Jean-Francois
Trepanier

Games:	6
Record:	5W - 1L
PF/G:	11.05
PA/G:	4.21
Hammer Efficiency:	0.63
Steal Defense:	0.15
Force Efficiency:	0.78
Steal Efficiency:	0.44

Felix Asselin (Montreal, QC) lost 7-4 to John Epping (Toronto, ON) in the Final of the Challenge de Curling Desjardins, held November 24 - 27, 2022 in Clermont, Quebec. To advance to the championship game, Asselin won 4-2 over Hayato Sato (Sapporo, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2022 Challenge de Curling Desjardins in Clermont, Quebec; and won 9-3 over Paul Flemming (Halifax, NS) in the quarterfinals. of the 2022 Challenge de Curling Desjardins in Clermont, Quebec;

Asselin finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Asselin defeated Laurie St-Georges (Laval-sur-la-Lac, QC) 8-2, then won 9-1 against Sato and 8-1 against Trevor Bonot (Thunder Bay, NONT) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Challenge de Curling Desjardins, Asselin take home 19.250 world rankings points along with the $5,000CDN prize, moving up 4 spots the World Ranking Standings into 26th place overall with 122.463 total points. Asselin ranks 30th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 66.125 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2023	36	9	0	0.800	9-2	1-1	1-2	1-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2023	329	311	166	9.45	5.05	4.41	5.17	3.37	1.83	1.50	1.46

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2023	162	223	32	26	9-2	21-1	35-1	1.38	0.20	0.48	0.14

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2023	167	88	134	22	3-1	4-7	15-28	0.53	0.80	0.60	0.34

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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