Gushue tops Carruthers in opening draw at Grand Slam of Curling’s Co-op Canadian Open

NISKU, Alta. — Brad Gushue defeated Reid Carruthers 6-1 on Tuesday morning in a matchup of Canadian skips at the Co-op Canadian Open.

Gushue, from St. John’s, N.L., scored three in the sixth end for the win over his Winnipeg-based opponent.

In other games, Italy’s Joel Retornaz dumped Calgary’s Kevin Koe 8-3, Sweden’s Niklas Edin topped Scotland’s James Craik 8-3 and Scotland’s Ross Whyte defeated Switzerland’s Michael Brunner 7-4.

Three more draws were scheduled for later in the day at the Silent Ice Centre.