Draw #11 at the Sobeys Slam in New Glasgow NS advanced two teams to the Quarter-Finals and sent six teams packing. It also marked the end of the week for the Bluenose Curling Club, with all further games to be played at John Brother MacDonald Stadium. The ‘B’ Event qualifying games featured Sherry Middaugh facing Heather Strong, and Stephanie Lawton taking on Heather Rankin. Both Heathers were defeated, but live to play at least one more, as they drop down to the ‘C’ Event qualifiers scheduled for 7:30pm.

In the ‘C’ Event, six games were played, to determine the 6 teams to join Strong and Rankin in the 7:30 games. The winning teams advanced, while the losing teams were knocked out. World Champion Jennifer Jones was too much for Julie Reddick, Cathy King went right to the final rock against PEI’s Suzanne Birt, winning 4-3, last year’s Slam Finalist Marie France Larouche stayed alive with a win over Patti Lank, and regional qualifier Donna Butler of Cornwall PEI continued to impress with a 7-3 win over Karen Porritt.

Butler is now playing Crystal Webster in the Qualifer #7 game, which is being webcast live on CurlTV.