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Team Bottcher wins over Team Gushue in opening draw at Canada Cup

By Staff The Canadian Press

Posted November 27, 2019 5:58 pm

Updated November 27, 2019 6:03 pm

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Click to play video: 'Edmonton’s Team Bottcher confident about curling at Canada Cup in Leduc' — WATCH ABOVE: (From Nov. 21, 2019) The 2019 Home Hardware Canada Cup next week in Leduc is the first qualifier for the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings. Skip Brendan Bottcher and second Bradley Thiessen joined us to talk about how Team Bottcher is looking to continue their good season in front of a hometown crowd. – Nov 21, 2019

Brendan Bottcher defeated Brad Gushue 10-4 in the opening round-robin draw Wednesday at the Canada Cup.

Bottcher, from Edmonton, broke open a tight game in the sixth end with a hit for four points.

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Gushue, from St. John’s, N.L., struggled with draw weight at times at Sobeys Arena. He threw at a 63-per cent clip for the game, well behind Bottcher at 86 per cent.

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Calgary’s Kevin Koe edged Toronto’s John Epping 8-7 in the other early men’s game.

In women’s play, Ottawa’s Rachel Homan posted an 8-5 win over Robyn Silvernagle of North Battleford, Sask., and Winnipeg’s Jennifer Jones dropped an 8-6 decision to Casey Scheidegger’s team from Lethbridge, Alta.