Winnipeg’s Jeff Stoughton stole a pair of singles during a 6-5 victory over Toronto’s Mark Kean in the Canadian Open quarterfinals Saturday in Medicine Hat, Alta.
Kean needed a deuce in the final end to tie it but his runback failed to take out Stoughton’s stone that was buried in the back of the 12-foot circle.
The two rinks traded deuces twice before Stoughton snapped a 4-4 tie with a steal of one in the sixth. Kean’s final shot in the seventh missed to give Stoughton a two-point lead coming home.
Stoughton, a four-time Grand Slam champion, will now face 2006 Olympic gold medallist Brad Gushue in the semifinals.
Watch the Canadian Open semifinals tonight featuring Team Howard vs. Team Koe on Sportsnet at 8:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. PT.
In the other quarterfinal matchup, Calgary’s Kevin Koe snapped a tie with a three-pointer in the seventh to win 7-4 over Rob Rumfeldt, from Guelph, Ont. Koe will face defending champion Glenn Howard in the semis.
Howard topped John Epping and Gushue eliminated Kevin Martin earlier Saturday for their semifinals spots.
