Canadian skips Brad Gushue and Kerri Einarson clinched playoff berths at the Pan Continental Curling Championships on Wednesday in Kelowna, B.C.
Gushue, of St. John’s, 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.
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.
Einarson, of Gimli, Man., wraps up the round robin on Thursday morning against Mexico.
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Featured VideoOne of Canada’s top curling players, Brad Gushue, is hurling verbal stones about the quality of the facilities at an international championship being held this week in Kelowna, B.C.