By Canadian Press

Canadian skips Gushue, Einarson lock up playoff berths in Pan Continental curling

Nov 1, 2023 | 8:07 PM

KELOWNA, B.C. — Canadian skips Brad Gushue and Kerri Einarson clinched playoff berths at the Pan Continental Curling Championships on Wednesday.

Gushue, of St. John’s, N.L., skipped Canada to an 8-1 win over Taiwan’s Randy Shen in the men’s A division round robin to guarantee a spot in Friday morning’s semifinal at the Kelowna Curling Club.

His team has a 4-1 record and wraps up round-robin play with meetings Wednesday night against Australia’s Jay Merchant and Thursday afternoon against Guyana’s Rayad Husain.

Einarson’s team will advance to Thursday night’s women’s A division semifinal despite losing 9-8 to South Korea’s Eunji Gim on Wednesday.

While Canada lost, its 3-3 record was enough to qualify after New Zealand’s Jessica Smith (2-4) and Mexico’s Adriana Camarena (1-5) also lost on Wednesday afternoon.

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Einarson, of Gimli, Man., wraps up the round robin on Thursday morning against Mexico.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 1, 2023.

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