Robert Desjardins (curler)
Robert Desjardins (born March 16, 1970) is a Canadian curler from Chicoutimi, Quebec. He is a two-time Quebec provincial champion and a Canadian mixed doubles champion.
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| Born | March 16, 1970 | |||||||||||||
| Team | ||||||||||||||
| Curling club | CC Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, QC | |||||||||||||
| Skip | Robert Desjardins | |||||||||||||
| Third | François Gionest | |||||||||||||
| Second | Pierre-Luc Morissette | |||||||||||||
| Lead | René Dubois | |||||||||||||
| Mixed doubles partner | Émilie Desjardins | |||||||||||||
| Career | ||||||||||||||
| Member Association | Quebec | |||||||||||||
| Brier appearances | 2 (2011, 2012) | |||||||||||||
| World Mixed Doubles Championship appearances | 1 (2013) | |||||||||||||
| Top CTRS ranking | 18th (2006-07) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Desjardins skipped a team at the 2010 Quebec provincials, but finished outside of the playoffs. The next year, Desjardins played as third for François Gagné, and finished fourth in the 2011 Quebec provincials after round robin play. They then upset the top two teams, skipped by Serge Reid and Jean-Michel Ménard, to win their first provincial championship and Brier appearance. They finished in tenth place at the Brier with a 3–8 win–loss record. Desjardins then skipped his own team in the following year's provincials, and edged an undefeated Philippe Lemay in the final in an extra end after losing to him in the page playoffs, winning his first provincial championship as skip.[1] Representing Quebec at the 2012 Tim Hortons Brier, Desjardins and team finished in ninth place with a 4–7 win–loss record. Desjardins returned to defend his provincial title the next year, but lost in the page playoffs to Ménard and in the semifinal to Lemay.
In mixed doubles, Desjardins teamed up with Isabelle Néron to play in the inaugural Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials. Finishing third in pool play, Desjardins and Néron flew through the playoffs, edging three teams, including former Canadian mixed curling champions Mark Dacey and Heather Smith-Dacey, to claim the championship.[2] Desjardin and Néron struggled at the worlds, however, and finished in fifth place in their group with a 4–4 win–loss record.
Personal life
Desjardins works as a grade 9 math teacher with the Commission scolaire des Rives-du-Saguenay. He is in a relationship with Veronique Bouchard and has three children.[3]
Teams
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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| 2009–10 | Robert Desjardins | Philippe Brassard | Yannick Martel | Frédéric Boulanger | 2010 Que. |
| 2010–11 | François Gagné | Robert Desjardins | Christian Bouchard | Philippe Ménard | 2011 Que., Brier |
| 2011–12 | Robert Desjardins | Jean-Sébastien Roy | Steven Munroe | Steeve Villeneuve | 2012 Que., Brier |
| 2012–13 | Robert Desjardins | Jean-Sébastien Roy | Steven Munroe | Steeve Villeneuve | 2013 Que. |
| 2013–14 | Robert Desjardins | Frederic Lawton | Miguel Bernard | Martin Lavoie | 2014 Que. |
| 2014–15 | Robert Desjardins | Louis Biron | Frederic Lawton | Maurice Cayouette | 2015 Que. |
| 2015–16 | Robert Desjardins (Fourth) | Pierre-Luc Morissette (Skip) | Thierry Fournier | René Dubois | 2016 Que. |
| 2016–17 | Robert Desjardins (Fourth) | Pierre-Luc Morissette (Skip) | Thierry Fournier | René Dubois | 2017 Que. |
| 2017–18 | Robert Desjardins (Fourth) | Jean-Sébastien Roy (Skip) | Pierre-Luc Morissette | Thierry Fournier | 2018 Que. |
| 2018–19 | Jean-Sébastien Roy | Robert Desjardins | Pierre-Luc Morissette | René Dubois | 2019 Que. |
| 2019–20 | Robert Desjardins (Fourth) | Jean-Sébastien Roy (Skip) | Pierre-Luc Morissette | René Dubois | 2020 Que. |
| 2020–21 | Robert Desjardins | François Gionest | Pierre-Luc Morissette | Marc-Alexandre Dion | |
| 2021–22 | Robert Desjardins | François Gionest | Pierre-Luc Morissette | Marc-Alexandre Dion | |
| 2022–23 | Robert Desjardins | François Gionest | Pierre-Luc Morissette | René Dubois |
References
- ^ "Brier Bound: Quebec Update". Canadian Curling Association. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ "Desjardins, Néron capture gold at Mixed Doubles Trials". Canadian Curling Association. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ (PDF). Curling Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-03-18. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
External links
- Robert Desjardins at World Curling Federation
- Robert Desjardins on Facebook