Canada close to mixed doubles playoff spot; women’s and men’s senior teams qualify
STAVANGER, Norway — Canada’s Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant are one step closer to reaching the playoffs at the 2019 world mixed doubles curling championship.
Winnipeg’s Peterman and Gallant of St. John’s, N.L., defeated Hong Kong’s Ling-Yue Hung and Jason Chang 9-3 Wednesday to improve to 6-0.
Canada leads Pool A heading into Thursday’s final games, with Japan and Sweden next at 5-1. Canada finishes round-robin play against Japan on Thursday.
The top two teams from each pool qualify for the playoffs, while four of the six third-place teams with the best distances in the draw shot challenge — a pre-game draw to the button — will qualify for the final playoff spots.