Top-ranked Bruce Mouat of Scotland defeated American Korey Dropkin 5-1 on Wednesday morning at the Players’ Championship in Toronto.
Epping prevails over McEwen in all-Canadian battle at final Grand Slam event of seasonThe Canadian Press
· Posted: Apr 09, 2025 12:00 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours ago
Bruce Mouat of Scotland, middle, iced a 5-1 win over American Korey Dropkin with a deuce in the seventh end at the Players’ Championship in Toronto. (Todd Korol/Reuters)Top-ranked Bruce Mouat of Scotland defeated American Korey Dropkin 5-1 on Wednesday morning at the Players’ Championship in Toronto.
Mouat, who won a world championship last weekend in Moose Jaw, Sask., iced the win with a deuce in the seventh end.
In other games, John Epping topped Mike McEwen 7-5 in an all-Canadian battle and Japan’s Sayaka Yoshimura upset Canada’s Rachel Homan 8-4. Momoha Tabata beat Satsuki Fujisawa 7-5 in a matchup of Japanese teams.
Three more draws were scheduled for later in the day at the Mattamy Athletic Centre.
Play continues through Sunday.
The competition is the fifth and final stop on the Grand Slam of Curling circuit.
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