2019 WFG Tankard
| 2019 WFG Tankard | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Grand-Mère, Quebec |
| Arena | Arèna de Grand-Mère |
| Dates | January 13–20, 2019 |
| Winner | Team Crête |
| Curling club | CC Etchemin, Saint-Romuald, CC Grand-Mère, Grand-Mère & Mt. Bruno CC, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville |
| Skip | Martin Crête |
| Third | Philippe Lemay |
| Second | Éric Sylvain |
| Lead | Philippe Ménard |
| Finalist | Mike Fournier |
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The 2019 WFG Tankard (French: Tankard WFG 2019) the Quebec men's provincial curling championship was held from January 13 to 20 at the Arèna de Grand-Mère in Grand-Mère, Quebec. The winning Martin Crête team represented Quebec at the 2019 Tim Hortons Brier in Brandon, Manitoba.
The event was held in conjunction with the 2019 Quebec Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Quebec's provincial women's curling championship.
The Martin Crête skipped rink (which had been skipped by 11-time provincial champion Jean-Michel Ménard in 2018 before he retired) won the event, defeating the 2018 champion Mike Fournier rink in the final.
Teams
[edit]Teams were as follows[1]
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alek Bédard | Louis Quevillon | Julien Tremblay | Charles Auclair | Boucherville/Rimouski/Etchemin | |
| Martin Crête | Philippe Lemay | Eric Sylvain | Philippe Ménard | Etchemin/Grand-Mère/Mont-Bruno | |
| Martin Ferland | Don Bowser | Jason Camm | Vincent Bourget | Grand-Mère/des Collines/Trois-Rivières | |
| Mike Fournier | Félix Asselin | William Dion | Jean-François Trépanier | Émile Asselin | Glenmore/Valleyfield/Drummondville |
| François Gagné | Jean-Michel Arsenault | Erik Lachance | Christian Bouchard | TMR | |
| Scott Hill | Scott McClintock | Shawn Blair | Shane McRae | Ormstown | |
| Steve Holdaway | Zackary Wise | Stewart Yaxley | Mike Chuipka | Glenmore | |
| Mark Homan | Mike McLean | Colton Daly | Gary Findley | Des Collines | |
| Yannick Martel | Jean-François Charest | Carl Lévesque | Stéphane Palin | François Gionest | Kénogami |
| Stéphane Michaud | David Jutras | Sylvain Proulx | Luc Bellefeuille | Trois-Rivières | |
| Steven Munroe | Maxime Elmaleh | Jasmin Gibeau | Philippe Brassard | Etchemin/Thurso | |
| Jean-Sébastien Roy | Robert Desjardins | Pierre-Luc Morissette | René Dubois | Des Collines/Chicoutimi/Kenogami/Victoria | |
| Jeffrey Stewart | Matt Kennerknecht | Ben Vezeau | Jonathan Spring | Andrew Leigh | Glenmore |
| John Stewart | Blake Stoughton | François Hallé | David-Lee Amos | Valleyfield |
Preliminary round
[edit]Standings
[edit]| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Championship Round | |
| Teams to Tiebreaker | |
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Scores
[edit]The scores for the preliminary round were as follows:[2]
January 13
[edit]- Draw 1
- Fournier 8-5 Munroe
- Ferland 10-7 Hill
- Martel 11-7 Jo. Stewart
- Draw 2
- Crête 11-5 Homan
- Roy 9-1 Michaud
- Gagné 9-3 Holdaway
January 14
[edit]- Draw 3
- Jo. Stewart 7-0 Munroe
- Ferland 8-4 Je. Stewart
- Martel 10-6 Hill
- Draw 4
- Homan 7-4 Holdaway
- Roy 7-5 Bédard
- Gagné 7-1 Michaud
- Draw 5
- Je. Stewart 12-5 Martel
- Fournier 8-5 Jo. Stewart
- Munroe 9-3 Hill
- Draw 6
- Gagné 6-2 Bédard
- Crête 10-2 Holdaway
- Homan 6-4 Michaud
January 15
[edit]- Draw 7
- Jo. Stewart 7-6 Hill
- Ferland 9-7 Munroe
- Fournier 10-3 Je. Stewart
- Draw 8
- Michaud 5-3 Holdaway
- Roy 12-7 Homan
- Crête 11-3 Bédard
- Draw 9
- Fournier 10-3 Martel
- Hill 5-4 Je. Stewart
- Ferland 9-4 Jo. Stewart 4
- Draw 10
- Crête 10-9 Gagné
- Bédard 9-5 Michaud
- Roy 8-6 Holdaway
January 16
[edit]- Draw 11
- Roy 9-6 Gagné
- Crête 10-0 Michaud
- Bédard 8-7 Homan
- Draw 12
- Martel 6-4 Ferland
- Fournier 11-3 Hill
- Munroe 8-7 Je. Stewart
- Draw 13
- Bédard 11-6 Holdaway
- Roy 6-5 Crête
- Homan 9-3 Gagné
- Draw 14
- Je. Stewart 7-6 Jo. Stewart
- Fournier 8-2 Ferland
- Munroe 9-7 Martel
Tiebreakers
[edit]January 17, 09:00
- Homan 7-2 Gagné
- Munroe 5-4 Martel
Championship round
[edit]Standings
[edit]| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs | |
| Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Roy | 9 | 0 |
| Fournier | 8 | 1 |
| Crête | 7 | 2 |
| Homan | 5 | 4 |
| Ferland | 4 | 5 |
| Munroe | 3 | 6 |
Scores
[edit]January 17
[edit]- Draw 15
- Crête 10-6 Ferland
- Roy 7-4 Munroe
- Fournier 9-7 Homan
- Draw 16
- Homan 8-3 Munroe
- Fournier 7-4 Crête
- Roy 11-4 Ferland
January 18
[edit]- Draw 17
- Roy 7-5 Fournier
- Homan 8-2 Ferland
- Crête 8-2 Munroe
Playoffs
[edit]| Page playoff system | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Jean-Sébastien Roy | 2 | 2 | Mike Fournier | 7 | ||||||||
| 2 | Mike Fournier | 8 | 3 | Martin Crête | 8 | ||||||||
| 1 | Jean-Sébastien Roy | 6 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Martin Crête | 7 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Martin Crête | 6 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Mark Homan | 5 | |||||||||||
1 vs 2
[edit]Friday, January 19, 09:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jean-Sébastien Roy 
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Mike Fournier | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 8 |
3 vs 4
[edit]Friday, January 19, 09:00
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Crête
|
1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Mark Homan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Semifinal
[edit]Saturday, January 19, 15:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Sébastien Roy
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Martin Crête | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Final
[edit]Sunday, January 20, 13:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Fournier
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0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Martin Crête | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2019 WFG Tankard |
|---|
 Martin Crête 8th Quebec Provincial Championship title |