Homan repeats, McEwen earns big payday in PointsBet Invitational curling [Video]

Mike McEwen earned a measure of revenge and Rachel Homan was a repeat winner in curling’s PointsBet Invitational on Sunday.

McEwen beat Brad Gushue 8-3 in a rematch of the Canadian men’s championship final in March, when Gushue prevailed to win his sixth Brier.

Homan defeated Kayla Skrlik 8-3 in the women’s final in Calgary’s WinSport Arena, where Homan also won a national women’s title in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts seven months earlier.

“I’m going to hope for more events to come back here,” Homan said.

McEwen, third Colton Flasch, second Kevin Marsh and lead Dan Marsh out of Saskatoon’s Nutana Curling Club won all four of their games in the single-knockout tournament to collect $50,000 in prize money.

“That’s the biggest for me and probably biggest for the team, for the guys, for a tour cheque,” McEwen said. “It’s a cool event to win.”

Homan, vice Tracy Fleury, …