Typhoon Curling Club got back to its winning ways Friday with a 2-1 victory over Alpine Curling Club in Rock League curling action.
Alpine got off to a strong start when Alina Paetz defeated Anna Hasselborg 7-3 in the women's game.
But Niklas Edin led Typhoon to a 9-4 win over Joel Retornaz in the men's game, and Typhoon clinched the win when Tori Koana and Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi downed Sofia Scharback and Oskar Eriksson 7-4 in mixed doubles.
Typhoon, which was swept 3-0 by Northern United on Thursday, improved to 3-2.
Northern couldn't keep the momentum going, losing 2-1 to Frontier Curling Club on Friday. Frontier pulled out the win in dramatic fashion when Stefania Constantini's women's team scored four in the final end in a 7-6 win over Giulia Zardini Lacedelli.
Despite the losses, Alpine (3-2) and Northern (3-2) remained tied atop the standings with 3.5 points, with Typhoon next at three points and Frontier (2-3) at two points.
Shield Curling Club (2-2, two points) and Maple United (1-3, one point) faced off in Friday's late draw.
Teams get one point for a win, plus an extra half-point for a sweep.
The inaugural event at Toronto's Mattamy Athletic Centre runs until Sunday. The competition offers US$250,000 in prize money, with $100,000 going to the winning team.







