BC takes on Alberta in the semi-final, with the winner facing Saskatchewan in the final of the all-Western championship round, as the Canadian Firefighters Curling Championship wraps up today at the Ogden Legion Curling Club in Calgary.
Saskatchewan finished the round robin in first place with a 9-1 record, followed by BC at 8-2, Alberta at 7-3, and Southern Ontario, the Northwest Territories, and Quebec all at 5-5. Quebec edged NWT 7-6 in an extra end in the the first tiebreaker game, but lost 8-5 to Southern Ontario in the second.
In the Page 1 vs 2 on Friday, Saskatchewan beat BC 7-4 to advance to today’s 1 pm (Mountain time) final, while Alberta beat Southern Ontario 9-6 in the Page 3-4 to advance to the 9 am semi-final against Page 1 vs 2 runner-up BC, with the winner going to the final.
PEI’s Gordon MacFadyen rink finished round robin play on Thursday with a 4-6 record, and did not advance to the championship round.