Written by Jean Mills
Friday, 29 March 2013 01:50
Quebec, British Columbia, Alberta and Northern Ontario finish in the top four positions and are headed for the playoffs after the final round-robin draw at the Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship in Ottawa.
Quebec’s Benoît Lessard started the game against Ontario’s Ken Gregory by giving up a steal of one, but had control of the game from that point on. Lessard took the next three ends to lead 7-1 at the break, and his team from the Magog Curling Club never looked back, stealing three more points for the 10-1 victory.
British Columbia came into Draw 9 with a playoff spot sewn up, but Northern Ontario’s Gino Sonego needed some help from Manitoba to stay in contention. Even though Sonego and his Thunder Bay team lost 10-2 to B.C.’s Gary Cormack, Northern Ontario finishes in fourth place and squeaks into the playoffs with a 5-4 record.
After a disappointing loss on Friday evening, Alberta stormed back against New Brunswick to claim third place in the standings with a 6-3 record. Bruno Yizek and his team from the Calgary Curling Club scored multiple points with hammer and held New Brunswick’s Michael Fitzgerald to singles for the 10-3 win.
In the one game with no bearing on playoff positions, a four-ender by Saskatchewan’s Darwin Bender was not enough to catch Nova Scotia’s Trendal Hubley-Bolivar. Nova Scotia stole nine points in a 12-4 win over last year’s champions, leaving both teams with 3-6 records.
Playoff action at the RA Centre in Ottawa gets underway on Saturday with the Page 1-2 game between Quebec and B.C. at 10 a.m. and the Page 3-4 game between Alberta and Northern Ontario at 3 p.m. EDT.
The semifinal will be played at 10 a.m. EDT and the final at 3 p.m. EDT on Sunday, March 31.
Draw results and other event information will be available at www.curling.ca and http://www.curling.ca/championships/wheelchair
Live-streaming of games is available at: www.ustream.tv/channel/wcblog2.
DRAW 9 | ||||||||||
10:00am | ||||||||||
Sheet A | ||||||||||
Team | Ends | |||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Total | |
Northern Ontario | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
0 | ||||||||||
British Columbia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Sheet B | ||||||||||
Team | Ends | |||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Total | |
Alberta | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
0 | ||||||||||
New Brunswick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sheet C | 0 | |||||||||
Team | Ends | |||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Total | |
Saskatchewan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | ||||||||||
Nova Scotia | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Sheet D | ||||||||||
Team | Ends | |||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Total | |
Newfoundland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
0 | ||||||||||
Manitoba | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Sheet E | ||||||||||
Team | Ends | |||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Total | |
Quebec | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
0 | ||||||||||
Ontario | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Working form | ||||||||
# | Team | Win | Losses | GP | PF | PA | PF/PA FR | Win % |
1 | Quebec | 8 | 1 | 9 | 69 | 33 | 36.00 | 89% |
2 | British Columbia | 7 | 2 | 9 | 66 | 39 | 27.00 | 78% |
3 | Alberta | 6 | 3 | 9 | 65 | 46 | 19.00 | 67% |
4 | Northern Ontario | 5 | 4 | 9 | 53 | 55 | -2.00 | 56% |
5 | Manitoba | 4 | 5 | 9 | 58 | 47 | 11.00 | 44% |
6 | Newfoundland | 4 | 5 | 9 | 48 | 65 | -17.00 | 44% |
7 | Ontario | 3 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 56 | -7.00 | 33% |
8 | Saskatchewan | 3 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 68 | -13.00 | 33% |
9 | Nova Scotia | 3 | 6 | 9 | 52 | 70 | -18.00 | 33% |
10 | New Brunswick | 2 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 76 | -35.00 | 22% |
After Draw 9 | ||||||||
Rank | Team | Win | Losses | GP | PF | PA | ||
1 | Quebec | 8 | 1 | 9 | 69 | 33 | ||
2 | British Columbia | 7 | 2 | 9 | 66 | 39 | ||
3 | Alberta | 6 | 3 | 9 | 65 | 46 | ||
4 | Northern Ontario | 5 | 4 | 9 | 53 | 55 | ||
5 | Manitoba | 4 | 5 | 9 | 58 | 47 | ||
6 | Newfoundland | 4 | 5 | 9 | 48 | 65 | ||
7 | Ontario | 3 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 56 | ||
8 | Saskatchewan | 3 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 68 | ||
9 | Nova Scotia | 3 | 6 | 9 | 52 | 70 | ||
10 | New Brunswick | 2 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 76 |
1 comment:
QUITE A SURPRISE, WITH MANITOBA AND SASKATCHEWAN OUT OF PLAYOFFS.
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