PEI’s Clair Sweet rink are 4-2,  while the Jeanne Duffenais team are 2-3 following round robin play at the Canadian Masters curling Championships, for curlers age 60 and over, at the Thistle St. Andrews Curling Club in Saint John NB.
The top two teams from each pool advance to the championship round, with the final set for 7 pm Friday. Sweet finished tied for second in his pool, but lost to the other second place team, Ontario, in round robin play, so will not advance to the championship round, unless there are rules in place to require a tiebreaker (championship round draw has not yet been posted). Duffenais is in a tie with Ontario and Quebec for third place in her pool, and will not advance.

BC and Nova Scotia both finished with 5-0 records in the women’s division, and will advance to the championship round, along with second place teams Manitoba and New Brunswick, both 3-2. Manitoba finished at 6-0 in their pool and will advance to the men’s championship round, along with Ontario, who finished second at 4-1. BC and Saskatchewan finished atop the standings in the second pool, at 4-1, and will both advance.

 Other members of the Sweet rink are Bob Matheson, Cliff Poirier, and Wayne Arsenault. Georgie Coulson, Marg Nowlan, and Pat Barrett round out the Duffenais rink.

In Wednesday play Sweet edged the Northwest Territories team 6-5, and Nova Scotia 7-1, while Duffenais beat Quebec 10-6.