Challenge Casino Lac Leamy

The Challenge Casino Lac Leamy is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, on the World Curling Tour. It is held annually in late October in Gatineau, Quebec. It is sponsored by the Casino du Lac-Leamy. The men's tournament was started in 2009, while the women's tournament will be started in 2011.

The 2011 event takes place at the Centre Sportif Robert Rochon in the Masson-Angers sector of the city and at the Buckingham Curling Club in the Buckingham sector.

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Past champions

Only skip's name is displayed.

Men

Year Winning team Runner up team Purse (CAD)
2009 Jean-Michel Ménard Neil Sinclair $31,000
2010 Serge Reid Jean-Michel Ménard $37,500
2011 Jean-Michel Ménard Brad Jacobs $36,500

Women

Year Winning team Runner up team Purse (CAD)
2011 Jenn Hanna Marie-France Larouche $11,000

Past events

2009 event

Former Brier champion Jean-Michel Ménard defeated 2007 Canada Games curling silver medalist Neil Sinclair to win $8,000 for his team. The total pot was $31,000.

Playoffs

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
    Neil Sinclair 7  
  Ted Butler 6  
    Neil Sinclair 7  
    Howard Rajala 2  
  Howard Rajala 5
    Brad Jacobs 4  
      Neil Sinclair 3
    Jean-Michel Ménard 7
    Martin Ferland 8  
  Jake Higgs 5  
    Martin Ferland 3
    Jean-Michel Ménard 8  
  Jean-Michel Ménard 7
    Serge Reid 4  

2010 event

The total purse of the 2010 event is $37,500. The winner, Serge Reid, upset defending championship Jean-Michel Ménard and earned the right to play at the 2010 Canada Cup of Curling.

Playoffs

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
    Mark Bice 2  
  Howard Rajala 5  
    Howard Rajala 3  
    Serge Reid 7  
  Serge Reid 6
    Wayne Tuck Jr. 5  
      Serge Reid 5
    Jean-Michel Ménard 4
    Jean-Michel Ménard 5  
  Brad Jacobs 4  
    Jean-Michel Ménard 6
    Michael Fournier 5  
  Brad Gushue 2
    Michael Fournier 4  

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