Super spare John Morris skipped Team John Shuster to a 7-6 extra-end victory over Team Brad Jacobs at the GSOC Champions Cup.
Elsewhere in the fifth round-robin draw, Team Brad Gushue of St. John’s, N.L., also moved up to a 2-0 record at the top of the table following a 7-5 win over Switzerland’s Team Yannick Schwaller .
Calgary’s Team Kevin Koe opened their tournament with a 9-5 victory over local favourites Team Kirk Muyres . In women’s play, Winnipeg’s Team Alli Flaxey, with Laura Walker subbing at skip, took down Team Robyn Silvernagle of North Battleford, Sask., 11-4 and Sweden’s Team Anna Hasselborg, with Eve Muirhead at skip, defeated Winnipeg’s Team Jennifer Jones 7-5.
Team Hasselborg climbed into a three-way tie for first with Ottawa’s Team Rachel Homan and Team Kerri Einarson of Gimli, Man. Team Flaxey, Team Jones and Team Silvernagle all have identical 1-1 records. Round-robin action resumes Thursday at 8:30 a.m. CST. Broadcast coverage begins at 2 p.m. ET / Noon CST on Sportsnet with online streaming available via
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