Louis Quevillon (born May 14, 1997) is a

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curler from Lacolle,

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. He currently plays

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on Team

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Career

Quevillon won his first Quebec Junior Curling Championship in 2018, playing third for

Alek Bédard Alek Bédard (born December 12, 1996) is a Canadians, Canadian curling, curler from Lacolle, Quebec. Career Bédard won his first Quebec Junior Curling Championship in 2018, skipping his team of Louis Quevillon (curler), Louis Quevillon, Émile ...

with

Émile Asselin Émile Asselin (born November 15, 1996) is a Canadians, Canadian curling, curler from Montreal, Quebec. He currently plays Second (curling), second on Team Michael Fournier, Mike Fournier. Career Playing lead for his brother Félix Asselin, Émi ...

at second and

Bradley Lequin Bradley Lequin (born May 30, 1998) is a Canadian curler from Lacolle, Quebec. He currently plays lead on Team Robert Desjardins. Career Lequin won his first Quebec Junior Curling Championship in 2018, playing lead for Alek Bédard with Louis ...

at lead. This qualified them for the 2018 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, held January 13–21 in

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. At the championship, the team finished the round robin with a 4–2 record, which was enough to qualify them for the championship pool. They then lost three of their four games, finishing the tournament in seventh place with a 5–5 record. Team Bédard aged out of juniors the following season and began competing on the

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. In their three events, they finished runner-up at the Finale du Circuit and reached the semifinals at both the Experience Curling Classic and the Vic Open Assurances Jean Gamache. At the

2019 WFG Tankard 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 ...

, they missed the championship round with a 3–3 record. During the 2019–20 season, Team Bédard competed in four tour events but only found success in one, the Challenge Casino de Charlevoix, where they reached the semifinals. At the

2020 Quebec Tankard The 2020 Quebec Tankard the Quebec men's provincial curling championship was held from January 19 to 26 at the Arèna de Salaberry in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec. The winning Alek Bédard rink represented Quebec at the 2020 Tim Hortons B ...

, the team qualified for the championship round with a 5–1 record. They then went 2–1 in their next three games, good enough to earn them a spot in the 3 vs. 4 page playoff game. They then defeated Martin Ferland 9–8 in the 3 vs. 4 game, upset

Mike Fournier Michael "Mike" Fournier (born November 24, 1971) is a Canadian curler originally from Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec. He currently skips his own team out of Toronto, Ontario. Career Fournier played in his first Quebec Tankard in 2014 at the 2 ...

9–8 in the semifinal and beat Vincent Roberge 7–2 to claim the championship title. Their win earned them a berth to the

2020 Tim Hortons Brier The 2020 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from February 29 to March 8 at the Leon's Centre in Kingston, Ontario, Kingston, Ontario. The winning Brad Gushue rink was scheduled to represent Canada at the 2020 ...

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. There, they finished with a 1–6 record, only managing to beat Team Nunavut. Due to the

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, the 2021 provincial championship was cancelled.

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then decided to select Team Fournier to represent Quebec at the

2021 Tim Hortons Brier The 2021 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 5 to 14 at the Markin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta. In the final, Team Alberta, skip (curling), skipped by Brendan Bottch ...

, meaning Team Bédard would not have the opportunity to repeat as back-to-back provincials champions. Team Bédard had a strong start to the 2021–22 season, reaching the final of the Moosehead Classic. They then won the Challenge Nord-Ouest Air Creebec, beating the

Jean-Sébastien Roy Jean-Sébastien Roy (born August 14, 1977) is a Canadian curler from Gatineau, Quebec. Career Roy is a two time provincial junior champion, winning in 1995 as the third for Yanick Gaudreault and in 1997 as the third for Philippe Lemay. At the ...

rink in the final game. They had two more playoff appearances during the season at the Challenge Casino de Charlevoix and the Finale du Circuit where they reached the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively. The

Quebec Tankard The Hardline Quebec Tankard (French: ''Tankard Hardline''), formerly the Quebec Men's Provincial Curling Championship is the Quebec provincial championship for men's curling. The tournament is run by Curling Québec, the provincial curling associa ...

was once again cancelled due to the pandemic and the Fournier rink was appointed as the provinces representatives, ending Team Bédard's season.

Personal life

Quevillon is currently a mechanical engineering student at

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Teams

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Quevillon, Louis 1997 births Living people Canadian male curlers Curlers from Quebec Sportspeople from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu 21st-century Canadian sportsmen