Bottcher, Laycock, McEwen advance to playoff round at Canadian Open
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. — The men’s quarter-finals are set at the Canadian Open.
Edmonton’s Brendan Bottcher, Saskatoon’s Steve Laycock and Winnipeg’s Mike McEwen grabbed the final three spots in the playoff round of the triple-knockout Grand Slam event by winning their C-bracket finals on Friday.
Bottcher beat Calgary’s Kevin Koe 5-4, Laycock toppled Edmonton’s Charley Thomas 7-3 and McEwen, a two-time Canadian Open winner, downed Saskatoon’s Bruce Korte 7-1 to round out the eight skips on the men’s side that have moved on to the next round.
Earlier in the day, Brad Gushue of St. John’s N.L., John Morris of Vernon, B.C., and American John Shuster advanced to the playoff round from the B-bracket.