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.
| 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 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
editTeams 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
editStandings
edit| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Championship Round | |
| Teams to Tiebreaker | |
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Scores
editThe 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
editJanuary 17, 09:00
- Homan 7-2 Gagné
- Munroe 5-4 Martel
Championship round
editStandings
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
editJanuary 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
editFriday, 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
editFriday, 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
editSaturday, January 19, 15:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Sébastien Roy
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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
editSunday, 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 |
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 Martin Crête 8th Quebec Provincial Championship title |