They’re down in the sudden-death C division of the triple knockout, but the Veronica Smith rink from the Cornwall Curling Club, and the Kyle Doering team from Winnipeg, which includes PEI native Chris Gallant at second stone, both will be playing at 9 this evening Atlantic time. following afternoon wins at the 20th annual JSI OVCA Junior Superspiel in Ottawa.

The Smith rink beat the Jennifer Martin team from Scotland 3-1 this afternoon, and play the American Cory Christensen foursome tonight. The Doering team beat the Robert Mayhew squad from Nova Scotia, coached by former Islander Alan Mayhew, a member of the 1977 World Junior Championship rink from Charlottetown, by a 6-4 score this afternoon, and face Ontario’s Jason Camm team tonight.

The winners of tonight’s games will play again at 10 am Sunday, with the morning winners qualifying for the semi-finals.

Four men’s and four women’s rinks advance to their respective semi-finals, Sunday at 1 pm, with the finals following at 5 pm. The event winners go home with $3300, with the runners-up receiving $1800, and the remaining semi-finalists pocketing $1100/team.

Website: Superspiel.ca