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Gushue advances to quarters, Birt falls just short at Stu Sells Toronto WCT cashspiel

Stu Sells Toronto

The Brad Gushue rink from St. John’s, which includes PEI natives Brett Gallant and Adam Casey, will be facing the Glenn Howard foursome from Ontario in this morning’s 10:30 Atlantic quarter-final round of the 24 team $45,000 Stu Sells Toronto Tankard, with the winner advancing to the semi-final round against an Ottawa team skipped by Bryan Cochrane, with Mathew Camm throwing 4th stones, at 2 pm. The final goes at 5 AT. Other quarter-finalists include Mike McEwen, and defending champ Jeff Stoughton, both from Winnipeg. Gushue is 4-1, his only loss coming to John Epping, who subsequently lost to Cochrane in the other quarter-final, which went last night.

Meanwhile, the only all-PEI team in the World Curling Tour event, skipped by Suzanne Birt, went 2-2 in the women’s round robin, tied with a number of other teams. Top shootout scores were used to determine who made it to the playoff round, and Team Birt came up a bit short. The team report that they were pleased with the event and plan to return next year.

The  two Maritime teams in the $15,000 15 team women’s event have made it to the playoffs, with defending champion Mary Anne Arsenault of Halifax advancing to the 10:30 am Atlantic quarter-finals, against Lisa Farnell of Ont. The winner will face another Halifax team, skipped by Heather Smith-Dacey, in the semi-finals at 2 pm. The final is at 5.

 

 

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