SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland — Canada's Brad Gushue scored a 7-4 win over Wouter Goesgens of the Netherlands at the world men's curling championship on Wednesday.
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland — Canada's Brad Gushue scored a 7-4 win over Wouter Goesgens of the Netherlands at the world men's curling championship on Wednesday.
Gushue scored a pair in the opening end and stole a single in the second to take an early lead he would never relinquish. He added a single in the sixth end, a deuce in the eighth and one more in the 10th to seal the win. With the victory, Gushue and his St. John's, N.L.-based team of Mark Nichols, E.J. Harnden and Geoff Walker improved to 6-1, securing a hold on second place in the 13-team round-robin standings. The Netherlands fell to 2-5.
Also in Wednesday's early draw, six-time champion Niklas Edin of Sweden maintained a one-game buffer on Canada with a 7-5 win over Joel Retornaz of Italy .Round-robin play continues through Friday night. Medal games are scheduled for Sunday.
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