Sixteen teams from Ontario and east, including PEI’s Team Adam Casey, and an Ottawa rink skipped by Souris PEI native Ian MacAulay, are participating in the Elite division of the $57,000 Challenge Casino de Charlevoix, a World Curling Tour event, which got underway this morning in Clermont Quebec. The final is Sunday at 2 pm AT.

Team Casey lost their opener against Montreal’s Steven Munroe team this afternoon, by a 7-4 score, while MacAulay scored three points in an extra end to win his 1st game, against Nova Scotia’s Ian Fitzner-LeBlanc, by an 8-5 score this morning.

CurlingZone live scores and other info at: http://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=3525&eventtypeid=81&view=Main

Event website with score: http://www.challengecasinodecharlevoix.com/en