Brad Gushue pulled out a tight 6-5 win over Scotland’s Ross Whyte to advance into the men’s semifinal at the Grand Slam of Curling’s season-ending Players’ Championship on Saturday in Toronto.
Reigning world champ Rachel Homan ousted in women’s semifinals by Silvana TirinzoniThe Canadian Press
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Canada’s skip Brad Gushue beat Ross Whyte of Scotland 6-5 to move to the men’s semifinal at the Players’ Championship in Toronto on Saturday. (Michael Buholzer/Keystone via The Associated Press)Brad Gushue advanced to the championship final at the Grand Slam of Curling’s season-ending Players’ Championship in Toronto.
The St. John’s rink defeated Scotland’s Ross Whyte 6-5 in Saturday’s quarterfinals, then edged Scotland’s Bruce Mouat 6-5 in the evening semifinals.
Gushue will face Italy’s Joel Retornaz in Sunday’s final. Retornaz topped world men’s champion Niklas Edin of Sweden 7-2 in the quarterfinals then trimmed Mike McEwen of Winnipeg 6-5 in the semifinals.
Switzerland’s Silvana Tirinzoni defeated Ottawa’s Rachel Homan, the reigning world champion, 5-3 in Saturday night’s semifinal, to advance to Sunday’s final.
Tirinzoni will meet Sweden’s Isabella Wrana, who defeated South Korea’s Gim Eun-ji 6-5 in the other semifinal.
