Edmonton’s Sweeting edges Winnipeg’s Jones 6-5 in extra ends at Tour Challenge
CRANBROOK, B.C. — It took an extra end but Edmonton’s Val Sweeting improved to a 2-1 record with a 6-5 win over Winnipeg’s Jennifer Jones on Thursday at the Grand Slam of Curling’s Tour Challenge.
Sweeting steadily built a 5-3 lead after seven ends, earning a point in four consecutive ends, before Jones, the reigning Olympic champ, got two in the eighth on an open hit.
However, Jones had a miscue in the extra end, clipping her own rock on her final throw. Sweeting didn’t need to throw the final rock of the game, taking the one point and earning the win.
Also, Switzerland’s Silvana Tirinzoni (1-2) can still defend her Tour Challenge title after earning her first win of this year’s tournament with a 7-4 victory over Winnipeg’s Michelle Englot (2-1).