Team Jennifer Jones weathered the storm through the C side of the Masters triple knockout stage as the Winnipeg club was victorious in three consecutive must-win games to stave off elimination and qualify for the playoffs. (By JonathanBrazeau)
Team Bruce Mouat and Team Ross Whyte meet in an all-Scottish matchup, Team Brad Gushue from St. John's, N.L., goes up against Japan's Team Yuta Matsumura , Brad Jacobs from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., clashes with Calgary's Kevin Koe and Team Niklas Edin from Sweden plays Edmonton's Team Brendan Bottcher .The triple knockout consists of three brackets: A, B and C. Teams must win three games in order to qualify for the playoffs.
Teams cannot tick guards off of the centre line while the five-rock, free guard zone is in effect during the eighth and extra ends only.The Masters is the first of five events on the 2021-22 Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling schedule and features 16 of the top men's teams and 16 of the top women's teams from around the world. ... A combined $300,000 prize purse is up for grabs with the winning teams earning $33,000 plus berths into the season-ending KIOTI Tractor Champions Cup. ...
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