PEI’s Adam Casey rink, and the Brad Gushue team, which includes PEI native Brett Gallant at second stone, have both advanced to the 1:30 pm Atlantic semi-final round at the Challenge Château Cartier de Gatineau event in Gatineau Quebec. Gushue downed local favourite Guy Hemmings 8-2, while Casey doubled Shawn Adams of Halifax 6-3 in this morning’s quarter-final round. Team Casey will be taking on Ontario’s Mark Bice team in the semis, while the Gushue rink face Edinburgh Scotland’s young Bruce Mouat team. The final in the $45,000 (total purse) event goes at 4:30 pm AT.

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Meanwhile, at the Lady Monctonian at Curl Moncton, PEI’s Suzanne Birt team lost their quarter-final game this morning against Mary Mattatall of Halifax by a 7-5 score. Mattatall is playing Kristen MacDiarmid, and Theresa Breen is battling Melissa Adams in the semis. The championship game goes at 2 pm.