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On the road to Summerside: Howard and Homan win 1st stop on Grand Slam

Glenn Howard of Coldwater, Ont. won the men’s final of the first stop on the Grand Slam of Curling, completing his unbeaten run on Sunday by defeating Edmonton’s Kevin Martin 7-4 at the Masters final in Abbotsford.

homanslamTeam Homan (CurlingZone)

Ottawa’s Rachel Homan beat Scotland’s Eve Muirhead 7-5 in the women’s final. Homan led 5-2 after four ends, but Muirhead came back with a pair in the seventh end to trail by a single point, before Homan took the win with a single in the eighth.

The Grand Slam events have purses of $100,000, plus added bonus money for wins. In addition to the Masters, the  events include the Canadian Open (November 13-17 in Medicine Hat), the National (March 12-16 in Fort McMurray) and the Players’ Championship (April 15-20 in Summerside, Prince Edward Island).

For the second consecutive year, Sportsnet is offering a $1-million bonus for any men’s team that sweeps all four Slams. If there is no sweep, the team with the most points collects a $50,000 bonus, the runnerup $30,000 and third-place team $20,000. If a women’s team sweeps the Masters and Players’ Championship it will collect $100,000. If there is no sweep, the top team will collect a $12,500 bonus, the runnerup $7,500 and the third-place finisher $5,000.

(with info from Sportsnet)

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