Matt Dunstone’s team defeated Yannick Schwaller 5-3 on Saturday to advance to the men’s final of the P & H Masters Grand Slam of Curling event in Medicine Hat.
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Matt Dunstone’s Winnipeg-based foursome scored twice in the seventh end and stole a single in the eighth to beat Yannick Schwaller of Switzerland 5-3 on Saturday night, earning a spot in the men’s final of the P & H Masters Grand Slam of Curling event.
Dunstone, with Colton Lott at third, Mark Nichols at second and Ryan Harnden leading, trailed 2-1 after four ends and 3-2 after six before taking control in the seventh.
In the other men’s semifinal, Bruce Mouat’s Scotland crew advanced with a 7-3 win over Philipp Hoesli of Switzerland.
Mouat scored twice in the first end, gave up singles in the second and third, then scored three in the fourth to move ahead 5-2.
Dunstone will play Mouat in Sunday’s final.
On the women’s side, Miku Nihira of Sapporo, Japan, punched her ticket to Sunday’s final with a 6-4 win over Selena Sturmay of Edmonton.
Sturmay—third Danielle Schmiemann, second Dezaray Hawes and lead Paige Papley—led 2-1 after three ends, but Nihira took control in the fourth by scoring three.
Nihira will face Isabella Wrana of Sweden, after Wrana edged Ikue Kitazawa of Nagano, Japan, 7-6 in the other women’s semifinal.
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