Virtue to represent Saskatchewan at Brier
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Brock Virtue of the Regina Callie Curling Club will be tasked with ending Saskatchewan's Brier drought.
The eighth seeded rink upset the number two seed, Bruce Korte of Saskatoon 6-4 Sunday in the championship final of the SaskTel Men's Tankard in Melfort.
Korte had beaten Virtue in the A vs B page playoff game Saturday night 6-4 to advance into the championship final while Virtue dropped into the semi-final against Kevin Marsh who won the C1 vs C2 page playoff against Steve Laycock 8-5. Virtue defeated Marsh 8-6 Sunday morning in the semi-final to move into the final.
Korte headed into the final unbeaten after winning the “A” event with four straight wins including the “A” final over Josh Heidt 11-8. Virtue defeated Heidt in the “B” final 5-3 to advance into the playoffs. Meanwhile Heidt lost a third qualifying game losing to Marsh 8-7 in the “C” final. Laycock made the playoff round by defeating Brad Heidt 7-6 in the other “C” final Saturday.
