 Brad Gushue (St. John's) wins the Stu Sells Toronto Tankard, defeating Glenn Howard (Penetanguishene, ON) 6-1 at the Oakville Curling Club in Oakville, Ontario. Gushue with Mark Nichols at third, Brett Gallant and Geoff Walker on the front end take home the $10,000CDN first place cheque along with 51.344 world ranking points, while Howard receives $7,000CDN and 37.653 world ranking points for their second place finish. After blanking first 2 ends, Howard stole 1 in the third end to take an early lead, then forced Gushue to a single in the fourth end. Gushue then added a steal in the fifth end, and added another steal in the sixth end. After a blank end, Gushue stole 3 in the eighth end on a last ditch attempt by Howard. In the semifinals, Gushue defeated John Epping 6-1 and Howard defeated Korey Dropkin 7-3. Dropkin and Epping earned $4,000CDN and 29.095 ranking points for their semifinal finishes. In the quarterfinals, Gushue defeated Jonanthan Beuk 8-3 and Howard defeated John Shuster 5-0. Gushue finished 3-0 in the 18 team triple knockout qualifying round, advancing through the A-even bracket. In their opening game, Gushue defeated Sam Mooibroek (Kitchener) 6-4, then won 8-5 against Michael Fournier (Montreal) and 7-4 against Gunnlaugson in their final qualifying round match. |
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After emerging on the global stage at senior level last month, Katie McMillan is feeling all the more ready for the challenge as she and partner Angus Bryce prepare to represent Scotland at the ACE & Company World Mixed Doubles Championships in Geneva over the next week (April 25 - May 2).
