The final draw will determine the final placings at the 2023 Everest Canadian Senior Women含羞草研究社檚 and Men含羞草研究社檚 Curling Championships Friday, Dec. 8, at 6 p.m. at the Vernon Curling Club.
The top four women含羞草研究社檚 and top four men含羞草研究社檚 rinks that will qualify for Saturday morning含羞草研究社檚 semifinals will be confirmed, as will their placings.
Going into the draw Friday, there含羞草研究社檚 a logjam on the women含羞草研究社檚 side featuring six of the eight teams. Saskatchewan含羞草研究社檚 Nancy Martin (8-1) and Ontario含羞草研究社檚 Susan Froud (7-2) have clinched final four spots. Those two play each other, with the winner getting the No. 1 seed for the semifinals Saturday.
B.C.含羞草研究社檚 Diane Gushulak (6-3) and Alberta含羞草研究社檚 Atina Ford Johnston (6-3) are in positions to clinch. But the remaining four teams 含羞草研究社� Northwest Territories, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Manitoba 含羞草研究社� are 5-4.
Gushulak will take on Quebec含羞草研究社檚 Chantal Osborne. Ford Johnston plays Nova Scotia含羞草研究社檚 Andrea Saulnier. Manitoba含羞草研究社檚 Joelle Brown plays the Sharon Cormier rinkof the Northwest Territories.
Should teams be tied, tournament records will be used to determine the final two spots.
Gushulak fell to 6-3 Friday morning with an 8-5 loss to Saulnier含羞草研究社檚 Nova Scotia squad.
On the men含羞草研究社檚 draw, Saskatchewan含羞草研究社檚 Bruce Korte rebounded from his first loss Thursday night, 7-5 to Dave Boehmer of Manitoba, to defeat Francois Roberge of Quebec 8-3 Friday morning.
The win lifted Korte to 8-1 and in position to clinch the No. 1 seed in the 6 p.m. draw with a win over Paul Flemming of Nova Scotia (7-2). A Flemming win and the Maritimes rink gets the top seed.
Flemming is tied with B.C.含羞草研究社檚 Wes Craig of Duncan and Boehmer at 7-2 while New Brunswick含羞草研究社檚 Mike Kennedy is alive at 6-3. Craig plays Kennedy Friday at 6 p.m.
Semifinals for both men and women go Saturday morning, Dec. 9, at 8:30 a.m. The first- and second-place team in each draw gets the hammer (last rock) to start the semis.
The men含羞草研究社檚 championship and bronze-medal matches will be played at 12:30 p.m., followed by the women含羞草研究社檚 medal games at 3:30 p.m.
The two champions will represent Canada at the World Championships in 2024 in Sweden.
