GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. — Sweden’s Team Edin, minus Niklas Edin, advanced to the men’s championship game of the HearingLife Tour Challenge despite losing their skip to a knee injury just prior to their semifinal clash against Canada’s Team Gushue on Saturday night.
Third Oskar Eriksson, a former skip himself, stepped up to the plate to throw last rocks. Along with lead Christoffer Sundgren and second Rasmus Wranå, they continued on as a trio.
The “tre kronor” shined as they stole a point in the extra end to edge Brad Gushue’s crew from St. John’s, N.L., 6-5 at the Coca-Cola Centre.
Edin is questionable to play in Sunday’s final against Matt Dunstone’s team, who cruised past Kevin Koe’s club 7-2 in an all-Canadian clash.
Team Rachel Homan and Team Kerri Einarson will face off in the HearingLife Tour Challenge women’s final.
Homan beat Sweden’s Team Isabella Wranå 10-6 and Einarson edged Team Eun-Ji Gim of South Korea 4-3.
Meanwhile, Team Korey Dropkin of the United States will play Canada’s Team Aaron Sluchinski, and Canada’s Team Clancy Grandy will take on Canada’s Team Jessie Hunkin in the Tier 2 finals. The winners receive promotions to join the top flight in the Co-Op Canadian Open, Jan. 10-15, in Camrose, Alta.
Dropkin defeated Canada’s Team Felix Asselin and Sluchinski stopped Canada’s Team Kody Hartung by identical 5-2 scores, while Grandy defeated Canada’s Team Kerry Galusha 8-5 and Hunkin halted Canada’s Team Christina Black 5-4.
The men’s finals kick off Championship Sunday at 11:30 a.m. ET / 9:30 a.m. local time on Sportsnet followed by the women’s finals at 3:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. local time on Sportsnet ONE and Sportsnet 360.
Stream the finals on Sportsnet NOW (Canada) or Yare (international).
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