Championship round picture becomes clear after cutdown day at Brier
Wayne Middaugh, skipping in place of an injured Glenn Howard (ribs), beat Northern Ontario s Brad Jacobs 8-6 on Thursday to improve to 6-1 at the Tim Hortons Brier.
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Posted: Mar 11, 2021 2:35 PM ET | Last Updated: March 12
Team Wild Card Three alternate Wayne Middaugh finished the preliminary round of the Brier with a 7-1 record following a pair of wins on Thursday.(Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press/File)
CALGARY — The championship pool picture became clearer Thursday at the Canadian men s curling championship as Canada s Brad Gushue, Ontario s John Epping and Saskatchewan s Matt Dunstone advanced . . .
CALGARY — Wild Card Two s Kevin Koe was the first to book his championship pool ticket. Wild Card Three s Wayne Middaugh was the next to make the eight-team cut at the Canadian men s curling . . .
Gunnlaugson, Koe last two undefeated teams left at Brier
Manitoba s Jason Gunnlaugson moved into sole possession of first place in Pool A at the Canadian men s curling championship on Monday after an 8-5 victory over Wild Card One s Mike McEwen.
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CALGARY Only two unbeaten teams remain in the 18-team field at the Canadian men s curling championship.
Pool leaders Kevin Koe of Wild Card Two and Jason Gunnlaugson of Manitoba remained perfect on Monday. But there were some unexpected team placements below them in the standings as the preliminary round reached the midway point.