The Canadian mixed doubles curling championship was down to the final four Wednesday with some familiar names in the mix.
Brad Gushue and Kerri Einarson, Laura Walker and Kirk Muyres, John Morris and Danielle Schmiemann and Colton Lott and Kadriana Sahaidak advanced to the Page playoffs with quarterfinal victories in Calgary.
READ MORE: Plenty of Manitobans remain as Canadian mixed doubles curling field down to eight
Gushue, Einarson, Walker, Muyres and Morris also all played with their respective four-player teams in the national men’s and women’s curling championship in Calgary.
Einarson defended her Scotties Tournament of Hearts title and continues to play for another national championship in mixed doubles.
Get breaking National news
Watch below: Some Global News videos about Kerri Einarson.
-DVE_MMC00ZZS_tnb_1.jpg?w=1200&quality=70&strip=all)
The four duos were to participate in playoff seeding games Wednesday for the Page playoffs at night.
- Patient stabbed in Edmonton ER waiting room as dozens witness attack
- From ‘bird leg syndrome’ to solar storms: Roberta Bondar breaks down Artemis II mission
- Iran calls on the public to find the ‘enemy pilot’ as the US continues a frantic search
- CFIA continues recall for Tim Hortons heat-activated mugs after reports of burn risk
Walker and Muyres advanced to face Morris and Schmiemann, while Einarson and Gushue took on Lott and Sahaidak.
The winners earned berths in the Page playoff between the top two seeds while the losers squared off in a sudden-death playoff.
The top seed in the Page playoffs earns a bye to Thursday evening’s championship game.
The second and third seeds meet in an afternoon semifinal with the victor moving on to the championship game.
The winners earn $50,000 and represent Canada at the world championship May 17-23 in Aberdeen, Scotland.
In Wednesday’s quarterfinals, Lott and Sahaidak edged Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant 8-7 in an extra end. Walker and Muyres downed Lisa Weagle and John Epping 9-3.
Einarson and Gushue thumped Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing 11-2. Morris and Schmiemann got by Shannon Birchard and Catlin Schneider 8-7.
Comments
Want to discuss? Please read our Commenting Policy first.