(World Curling Tour) – Mark Dacey defeated Brad Gushue by a score of 7-6 in the final of the 2012 Challenge Chateau Cartier de Gatineau. The team from Halifax received $10,000 in prize money for their victory at the Centre Sportif Robert Rochon.

After five ends, the game was tied 3-3. The sixth end saw Gushue score three points to take a big lead.

“Once you’re down three, you’re forced to play aggressive.”, stated Dacey. “We capitalized and were able to score two”.

This left Dacey to play the eighth end down one point and without hammer. On Gushue’s first throw of the eight end, he attempted a draw to the button which ended up a foot too deep. Dacey placed his last stone on the back button next to the Gushue stone.

“I think Brad could have drawn to get shot, but that ice path was a bit straight.”, explained Dacey.

Instead, Gushue attempted to angle-raise a rock from the 12-foot onto the button. He had to hit it on the outside, but it curled hard and resulted in the Dacey steal of two.

Dacey also recently made the semi-final at the Swiss Basel Cup.

“We’re playing about two events per month, but mostly near home.”, said Dacey. “We added [Stephen Burgess] from New Brunswick this year, which has given us some more energy in the front end.”

Team Brad Gushue beat Ian MacAulay and Brad Jacobs in the playofs and received $7,000 for their efforts.

* Mark Dacey (Halifax, NS) 11001022 7

Brad Gushue (St. John’s, NL) 00210300 6

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The women’s side of the draw saw Julie Reddick defeat Cathy Auld by a score of 8-4 in the final. Reddick beat Lisa Farnell and Laura Payne in the playoffs on their way to the final. Team Reddick received $3,500 in prize money for their victory.

Cathy Auld beat Allison Ross and Allison Nimik in the playoffs and received $2,500 for their second place finish.

Cathy Auld (Mississauga, ON) 0030100X 4

* Julie Reddick (Toronto, ON) 0401021X 8

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About World Curling Tour

The Asham World Curling Tour was created in 1992 as series of competitive curling events, featuring 74 men’s and women’s events across Canada, the United States and Europe.