Round robin play wrapped up this afternoon at the provincial The Dominion Curling Club Championship at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside, with the three teams being determined for both the men’s and the women’s championship rounds.
The Leo Stewart rink from the host club went undefeated in the men’s section, while the Tammi Cudmore foursome from the Charlottetown Curling Complex were unbeaten in the women’s division, both with 5-0 win-loss records. These two teams will advance directly to the 2 pm Sunday finals. Cudmore scored three four-enders in a 12-3 win over the other unbeaten women’s team, the Iva Griffin rink from the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton, this afternoon to grab the women’s 1st place spot. Griffin (4-1) now meets third place Kim Aylward (3-2) from the host Silver Fox club in the women’s semi-final at 9 am Sunday, with the winner going to the final.
The Charlottetown Curling Complex’s Phillip McInnis rink and the two-time defending champion Alan Inman foursome from the Crapaud Community Curling Club both finished round robin play with 3-2 win-loss records, and have advanced to the 9 am Sunday men’s semi, with the winner of that game advancing to the men’s final against Stewart. McInnis beat Inman 6-2 in their round robin encounter.
Montague’s Matthew MacDonald and Western’s Eric McCarthy both finished men’s play at 2-3, while Cornwall’s Mark MacDonald went 0-5. On the women’s side, Montague’s Gail Greene went 2-4, with Cornwall’s Kim Glydon finishing at 1-4 and 2009 winner Vanessa Hamming of Crapaud ending play without a win at 0-5.
The winning teams from the 2 pm Sunday finals will advance to the national The Dominion Curling Club Championship, November 24-29 at the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax. Six of PEI’s seven curling clubs entered teams in both the men’s and women’s divisions of the PEI event.
Live results from the provincial The Dominion are available at PEICurling.com/thedominion