Eight-time PEI Tankard winner Robert Campbell, with a new team that includes 2009 New Brunswick junior champions Steve Burgess and Rob Doherty, along with Jamie Newson, beat the Eddie MacKenzie rink 9-6 in the semi-final this afternoon at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton, to advance to the 6 pm Labatt Tankard final against defending champion Rod MacDonald. Campbell’s win was aided by a four point second end, and a triple in the fourth. Playing with MacKenzie were Mike Gaudet, Tyler Harris, and Sean Clarey.

MacDonald, playing with Kevin Champion, Andrew Robinson, and Mark O’Rourke, along with fifth player Peter MacDonald, went through the round robin undefeated, while Campbell, MacKenzie, and John Likely all went 3-2. Campbell beat out last year’s runner-up Likely 8-3 in a tiebreaker on Saturday to advance to the semi-final against MacKenzie. All the teams involved in post round-robin play are from the Charlottetown Curling Club.

The 2010 PEI Tankard winning team will advance to the Tim Hortons Brier, March 6-14 in Halifax.