Michelle Englot is through to her first Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts final in Winnipeg.
Englot secured the spot with a 9-5 win over Jennifer Jones during Saturday’s 1 vs. 1 page playoff match handing the 2014 Olympic gold medallist her first loss of the tournament.
The Regina native Englot captured seven Saskatchewan titles before joining Winnipeg’s Kate Cameron, Leslie Wilson-Westcott and Raunora Westcott this season. The trio, along with skip Kristy McDonald, fell to Kerri Einarson’s team in last year’s provincial championship game.
Jones, who went 7-0 through round-robin play, has another shot at reaching the final and plays Darcy Robertson in Sunday morning’s semifinal. Robertson clipped Shannon Birchard 7-6 in the 2 vs. 2 page playoff game.
Earlier Saturday, Robertson ensured there would be a new Manitoba women’s champion this season by knocking out Einarson in a 12-3 rout during the tiebreakers. Birchard also qualified through the tiebreaker stage hammering Cheryl Reed 11-4.
NOTES: The winner will represent Manitoba at the national Scotties Tournament of Hearts running Feb. 18-26 in St. Catharines, Ont. … Watch live coverage of the Manitoba Scotties Sunday on Sportsnet starting with the semifinal at 10 a.m. ET.