Masters Of Curling Rolling In Waterloo
13/11/2008 04:08
The 2008-09 Grand Slam of Curling series got rolling Wednesday night with the start of the Masters of Curling in Waterloo, Ont.
Top-ranked Glenn Howard of Coldwater, Ont., figures to be a crowd favorite as he shoots for an unprecedented third consecutive Masters title in the first of the season's four Slam events.
CBC Sports will broadcast Saturday's quarter-finals (CBC, 3 p.m. ET) and semifinals (Bold, 7 p.m. ET), and Sunday's championship final (CBC, 1 p.m. ET).
Live streaming of each playoff round will be available on CBCSports.ca.
Howard, the 2007 world champion, was in action in Wednesday night's opening draw as he took on American skip Craig Brown.
Meanwhile, Winnipeg's Kerry Burtnyk faced Edmonton's Randy Ferbey, Shawn Adams of Halifax met Norway's Thomas Ulsrud, Edmonton's Kevin Martin took on Joel Jordison of Moose Jaw, Sask., and Switzerland's Ralph Stockli played Edmonton's Kevin Koe.
Rounding out the 18-team field are skips Wayne Middaugh (Midland, Ont.), Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg), Greg McAulay (Richmond, B.C.), Brad Gushue (St. John's), Mike McEwen (Winnipeg), Bob Ursell (Kelowna, B.C.), Pat Simmons (Davidson, Sask.) and Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg).
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SWIVEL HIPS SAYS:
Don’t bet against a Martin vs. Howard final on Sunday afternoon folks.