Brad Gushue and Bruce Mouat will meet in Sunday’s championship final of the Co-op Canadian Open.
Gushue’s team from St. John’s Newfoundland and Labrador — consisting of third Mark Nichols, second Brendan Bottcher and lead Geoff Walker — defeated Yannick Schwaller of Geneva, Switzerland 6-2 in Saturday’s semifinal of the Grand Slam of Curling event.
Gushue scored a single in the second end, then had steals of one in the third and fourth ends before Schaller counted a deuce in the fifth end. Gushue struck for three in the sixth end and then ran Schwaller out of rocks.
Mouat of Stirling, Scotland defeated Joel Retornaz of Trentino, Italy 4-2 in the other semifinal.
Mouat scored a pair in the first end, stole one in the fourth and one in the sixth, before Retornaz counted a deuce in the seventh. Mouat ran Retornaz out of rocks in the eighth end.
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