Canada's Brendan Bottcher earned a 5-3 victory over Sweden's Niklas Edin to claim the Grand Slam of Curling's Canadian Open title on Sunday.
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Team Canada skip Brendan Bottcher makes a shot while playing Team Wild Card Three during playoff action at the Tim Hortons Brier in Lethbridge, Alta., Friday, March 11, 2022. Canada’s Brendan Bottcher earned a 5-3 victory over Sweden’s Niklas Edin to claim the Grand Slam of Curling’s Canadian Open title on Sunday.
After falling behind 2-1, Bottcher scored in three consecutive ends, including two in the third, to take a 5-2 advantage.The two were the lone undefeated rinks entering the final.Sign up for our newsletter to get breaking news and daily digests sent to your email.Bottcher ousted Italy’s Joel Retornaz 3-2 in Saturday’s semifinal. Meanwhile, Edin topped Canadian Brad Gushue for the second time in the competition in order to advance.
The women’s final is scheduled for later Sunday where Canada’s Kerri Einarson will take on Japan’s Satsuki Fujisawa.
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