PEI’s Suzanne Birt rink have a 2-1 win-loss record, while the Kathy O’Rourke team are 1-2 at the $15,000 24 team triple knockout Royal LePage OVCA Women’s Fall Classic World Curling Tour event in Kemptville Ontario. The Birt foursome are on the ice now in the late draw, and are leading the Alanna Routledge rink of Montreal 5-1 after 3 ends. Earlier, the PEI Scotties champs picked up a 6-4 win over the Lisa Farnell foursome from Elgin Ont., and a 7-5 victory over Katie Morrissey of Ottawa, but lost to Allison Flaxey of Listowel Ont., who stole the last end for a 5-4 win.

The Kathy O’Rourke team lost their first two games, 6-3 to Julie Hastings of Thornhill Ont. and 11-5 to Nina Spatola of Madison, Wisconsin,  but stayed alive with a 6-3 win over Courtney George of St. Paul Minnesota. The PEI rink faces Montreal’s Eve Belisle team at 10 AT on Saturday.

The final goes Sunday at 4:30 pm AT.