There were no upset wins in draw 2 at the PEI Scotties Tournament of Hearts Provincial Women’s Curling Championship this evening at the Charlottetown Curling Complex, as the skips with multiple Scotties wins prevailed over their less experienced counterparts, and neither game went the full count.
Nine-time PEI Scotties winner and defending champion Kim Dolan defeated Tammy Dewar and her Montague team (the only non-Charlottetown entry in the five team field) 9-2, scoring a triple in the eighth end to put the game out of reach for the Dewar squad.
In the other game, six-time winner Suzanne Birt took a single in the first end, and stole three singles and a deuce in the next four ends for a 6-0 lead over the Lisa Jackson foursome. The teams traded deuces in ends six and seven, and it was handshake time, with an 8-2 final score.
After two draws, Kathy O’Rourke, another six-time PEI Scotties winner, who had the evening draw off, and Birt lead the round robin standings with 1-0 win-loss records, while Dolan and Jackson are 1-1, and Dewar is 0-2.
Draws Friday go at 11 am and 4 pm.
The morning draw sees O’Rourke take on Jackson, and Dewar play Birt.
The afternoon matchups have Birt taking on Dolan, and Dewar facing O’Rourke. Round robin play wraps up Saturday at 2 pm, with Jackson playing Dolan, and O’Rourke taking on Birt.
Tiebreakers, if needed, go Saturday at 7 pm and, if needed, Sunday at 9 am.
The semi-final, between the second and third place finishers from the round robin goes Sunday at 2 pm, with the winner taking on the first place team at 7 pm.
Admission to watch the PEI Scotties is $5 per game or $25 for a full event pass.
The winning rink will advance to the national Scotties in Kingston Ont., Feb. 16-24.
End by end results are available at peicurling.com/scotties