CHARLOTTETOWN — Kerri Einarson and her Gimli, Man., membership claimed the HearingLife Tour Problem girls’s title on the Bell Aliant Centre.
Einarson scored a single within the eighth finish to edge Ottawa’s Workforce Rachel Homan 5-4 in Sunday’s ultimate to earn a sixth Grand Slam of Curling title.
It’s a full-circle second for Einarson, who received the occasion’s inaugural Tier 2 title 9 years in the past.
Workforce Einarson misplaced its first recreation of the match to Italy’s Workforce Stefania Constantini earlier than rattling off six consecutive victories en path to the championship.
Einarson and third Val Sweeting had been supported this week by second Daybreak McEwen and lead Krysten Karwacki. McEwen stuffed in for Shannon Birchard, who’s recovering from a knee damage. Karwacki, the crew’s alternate, is within the lineup for Briane Harris, who’s awaiting a call on her attraction for testing constructive for a banned substance.
Workforce Einarson even had a spare on the bench for the ultimate with Mike McEwen subbing for coach Reid Carruthers.
The 15-time Grand Slam champion Homan opened with the hammer however was held to a single within the second. Einarson had a possibility to hit for 2 within the third, nevertheless, her shooter rolled out and he or she solely scored a single.
That appeared like a pricey miss as Homan linked her faucet for 2 factors within the fourth to take a 3-1 benefit heading into the break.
After Einarson was compelled to a single within the fifth, a few misses from Homan within the sixth swung the momentum of the sport. Homan’s first skip stone sailed by means of the home untouched and her second hit and rolled too far to surrender a steal of two.
Homan had shot rock in her pocket through the seventh, however her shooter rolled deep as Einarson took the hammer into the ultimate body all tied up 4-4.
Einarson made no mistake on her final rock and nailed the open hit for the successful level.
Halifax’s Workforce Christina Black captured the Tier 2 girls’s title with a 7-3 victory over Workforce Sayaka Yoshimura of Japan. Black earned an invite to the WFG Masters in January.
Earlier Sunday, Scotland’s Workforce Bruce Mouat took the HearingLife Tour Problem males’s title after defeating Workforce Brad Gushue of St. John’s, N.L., 10-3.
Saskatoon’s Workforce Rylan Kleiter defeated Workforce Magnus Ramsfjell 6-5 in an additional finish within the Tier 2 ultimate.
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The Grand Slam of Curling season resumes with the Co-op Canadian Open, Nov. 5-10, on the Silent Ice Middle in Nisku, Alta.
