Asselin of Quebec surpasses Craig of British Columbia to stay perfect at mixed curling championship
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The rich got rich Tuesday at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in Price Albert, not without a fight in some circles.
Quebec’s Félix Asselin team of the Glenmore Curling Club improved to 4-0 atop Group A at the Prince Albert Golf and Curling Center with a 10-3 win in the afternoon tie against Miles Craig’s team in British Columbia. Craig slipped to fourth in the seven-team Group A with a 2-2 record.
Shaun Meachem’s Saskatchewan team of Swift Current Curling Club improved to 3-1 and second in Pool A with a 12-1 six-end win over Peter Mackey’s Nunavut team of Iqaluit Curling Club . Mackey slipped to 1-3 and sixth place in Pool A.
The Northwest Territories team of Jamie Koe of the Yellowknife Curling Club improved to 3-0 and second place in Pool B with a 6-5 victory over the Island team. Prince Edward by Dennis Watts of the Summerside Curling Club. Watts is 1-3 and is sixth in Pool B.
In the morning draw, Trevor Bonot’s Northern Ontario team beat William Butler’s Newfoundland and Labrador team 7-2, Scott McDonald’s Ontario team handed Nova Scotia their first loss with a 6-2 victory, BC rocked Grant Odishaw’s New Brunswick team 9-2 and Morgan Muise’s Alberta team were swept away by the Yukon team of Terry Miller 10-5.
In the late day four draw, Yukon (0-3) takes on New Brunswick (2-1), Northern Ontario (3-1) takes on Prince Edward Island (1 -3), Alberta and Nunavut, both 1-3, squared. and Ontario (1-2) takes on Newfoundland and Labrador (0-3).
Three draws are scheduled for Wednesday. The action continues through Saturday.
WATCH | Former Aly Jenkins teammate wins mixed doubles super series in her honour:
Nancy Martin and Tyrel Griffith win the Aly Jenkins Mixed Doubles Memorial Classic in Saskatoon. Brad Gushue also joins after winning the first pan-continental curling championship in Calgary.
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