SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. — Winnipeg’s Mike McEwen cruised to a 6-1 victory over American Brady Clark in Draw 3 action Wednesday afternoon at the Humpty’s Champions Cup.
McEwen was forced to a single in the first and stole a point in the second to lead 2-0. The rinks alternated singles in three and four and McEwen made it a three-point advantage swiping another one in five.
Clark made an incredible shot through the port with his last in the sixth, but came up short giving up a steal of two to bring out the handshakes.
An incredible shot through the port for Brady Clark but it's a steal of 2 for Mike McEwen, who wins 6-1 #GSOC pic.twitter.com/6DELOo1QnU
— Grand Slam Curling (@grandslamcurl) April 27, 2016
Team McEwen fifth/coach Jon Mead is making his late season debut filling in for third B.J. Neufeld, who has stayed home with his wife Sarah as they are expecting their first child in early May.
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Meanwhile, Edmonton’s Mick Lizmore prevailed 8-7 in an extra end over Pat Simmons of Calgary. Lizmore led 7-3 after six ends until Simmons started a comeback taking two in seven and stealing two in eight to send it into an extra.
It’s the last event for Team Simmons with second Carter Rycroft and lead Nolan Thiessen stepping back from competitive curling for next season.
Winnipeg’s Reid Carruthers doubled up Bruce Mouat of Scotland 8-4. Carruthers snapped a 2-2 tie with a four-ender in the fifth and the rinks matched deuces in six and seven.
In women’s division action, Japan’s Ayumi Ogasawara edged Silvana Tirinzoni of Switzerland 4-3 with a single in the final end.
Japan’s Satsuki Fujisawa picked up a 4-2 win over Jacqueline Harrison, of Mississauga, Ont.
NOTES: The Humpty’s Champions Cup is the seventh and final event of the 2015-16 Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling season and runs through to Sunday at the Sherwood Park Arena Sports Centre. … TV coverage begins Thursday on Sportsnet. … The event is the second of two new tournaments added to the schedule this year along with the Tour Challenge, which kicked off the season in September. … Teams had to win an event over the course of the season in order to qualify for the Humpty’s Champions Cup. … The Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling returns for the 2016-17 season starting with the Masters, Oct. 25-30, in Okotoks, Alta.