Canada first to qualify for Winter Games playoffs
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| Australia's Lynn Hewitt. Photo © Iain McGregor / WGNZ |
28 Aug 2018 – With three pool sessions still to play, Canada has already qualified for the playoff rounds at the Audi quattro Winter Games Mixed Doubles curling tournament in Naseby this week.
Team Canada’s Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing locked in their playoff spot with a 9-1 win against New Zealand 1’s Thivya Jeyaranjan and Brett Sargon this morning.
On the next sheet, Australia 1 beat Finland 9-8 when Lynn Hewitt drew her last stone into the house to score three in the final end.