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- Meanwhile, Stefanie Lawton (1-2) of Saskatoon picked up a 7-6 victory over Grande Prairie, Alta.’s Renée Sonnenberg (1-2). In the final game of the evening, Chelsea Carey (2-1) of Winnipeg picked up a wild win against Ottawa’s Rachel Homan (1-2).
- In other Draw 5 action, Heather Nedohin (1-2) of Edmonton picked up her first win of the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings with a 6-3 win over Coldwater, Ont.’s Sherry Middaugh (1-2).
- Val Sweeting and her rink came to the MTS Centre as underdogs, but left Monday evening’s draw at the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings with a 9-6 victory over Winnipeg’s Jennifer Jones and a 3-0 record.
- John Morris of Vernon/Kelowna, B.C. picked up another win, this time a 6-4 victory over Calgary’s Kevin Koe. The loss keeps Koe in the basement of the standings at 0-2. In the final game of Draw 4, Glenn Howard of Penetanguishene, Ont. took three on Toronto’s John Epping in the first end and didn’t relent, en route to a 9-5 victory in nine ends. The Howard win gives both teams a 1-1 record.
- Brad Jacobs of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., defeated Winnipeg’s Mike McEwen 7-5, thanks in part to scoring a deuce in the sixth end and tacking on a steal of two in the seventh. McEwen is still searching for his first win at 0-2.
- Edmonton’s Kevin Martin continued to roll at the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings, delivering a delicate out-turn draw to backing in the four-foot to earn a 6-5 victory over hometown favourite Jeff Stoughton during Draw 4.
- In the last game of Draw 3, Winnipeg’s Jennifer Jones stole two points in an extra end to defeat Coldwater, Ont.’s Sherry Middaugh. The 9-7 victory leaves Jones undefeated and drops Middaugh to 1-1.
- In other Draw 3 action, Capital One Road to the Roar qualifier Val Sweeting of Edmonton gained momentum with an 8-6 victory over Saskatoon’s Stefanie Lawton. Sweeting, 2-0, scored deuces in three ends with the hammer to drop Lawton to 0-2. On the sheet next to them, Winnipeg’s Chelsea Carey scored two points on a double in the 10th end to tie Heather Nedohin of Edmonton at 5-5. In the extra frame Nedohin came up light on her final draw and gave up an 8-5 loss. Carey improves to 1-1, while Nedohin drops to 0-2.
- Ottawa’s Homan picked up her first win on Monday morning at Winnipeg’s MTS Centre with an 8-2 victory over Renée Sonnenberg of Grande Prairie, Alta. in eight ends. The victory brings Homan to an even 1-1 and drops Sonnenberg to the same record.
- Brad Jacobs defeated Jeff Stoughton 7-4 during Sunday evening’s opening men’s draw of the 2013 Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings, at the MTS Centre in WInnipeg. In other Draw 2 action, Kevin Martin of Edmonton defeated Winnipegger Mike McEwen thanks in part to a score of three points in the seventh end.
- Jennifer Jones wasted no time in securing her first victory at the 2013 Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings in Winnipeg, Canada. In other Draw 1 action, Val Sweeting’s Edmonton team defeated Ottawa’s Rachel Homan 10-3 in nine ends.
- Switzerland beat Norway 8-6 to win the men's gold medal final of Le Gruyère European Curling Championships 2013 in Stavanger, Norway on Saturday afternoon.
- Sweden women were crowned 2013 European Curling Champions after defeating Scotland in the gold medal final of the Le Gruyere European Curling Championships in Stavanger, Norway.
World Curling Federation Rankings[]
Men (Top 20)[]
Full Rankings here: WCF Rankings
2012/13 Final Ranking | WCF Member Assossiation | Points |
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1 | Canada | 932 |
2 | Scotland/GBR | 740 |
3 | Sweden | 674 |
4 | Norway | 660 |
5 | Switzerland | 469 |
6 | Denmark | 418 |
7 | China | 396 |
8 | USA | 366 |
9 | France | 331 |
10 | Germany | 331 |
11 | Czech Republic | 228 |
12 | Russia | 151 |
13 | New Zealand | 149 |
14 | Italy | 126 |
15 | Finland | 123 |
16 | Japan | 119 |
17 | Korea | 114 |
18 | Australia | 112 |
19 | Latvia | 109 |
20 | Hungary | 97 |
Women (Top 20)[]
Full Rankings here: WCF Rankings
2012/13 Final Ranking | WCF Member Assossiation | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Sweden | 838 |
2 | Canada | 769 |
3 | Switzerland | 604 |
4 | Scotland/GBR | 577 |
5 | China | 532 |
6 | Denmark | 470 |
7 | USA | 454 |
8 | Germany | 427 |
9 | Russia | 388 |
10 | Japan | 280 |
11 | Korea | 237 |
12 | Italy | 189 |
13 | Norway | 162 |
14 | Czech Republic | 143 |
15 | Latvia | 138 |
16 | Finland | 120 |
17 | Hungary | 111 |
18 | Austria | 102 |
19 | England | 94 |
20 | New Zealand | 90 |