Sweden’s Niklas Edin downs Canada’s Brad Gushue at Champions Cup

SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. – Sweden’s Niklas Edin scored a deuce in the final end to come from behind and defeat Canada’s Brad Gushue 4-3 on Thursday in evening play at the Champions Cup curling event.

Edin and Gushue, from St John’s, N.L., are both 2-1 through nine draws at the seventh and final event of the Grand Slam season.

Calgary’s Kevin Koe also suffered his first loss of the tournament on Thursday night, falling to Saskatoon’s Steve Laycock 6-4. Koe and Laycock are also now 2-1.

In women’s evening play, Japan’s Ayumi Ogasawara downed Kristin Clarke of Chester, N.S., 6-5 to remain undefeated with a 3-0 record. Clarke’s squad is 1-2 after the loss.

Also, Ottawa’s Rachel Homan beat Krista McCarville of Thunder Bay, Ont., 7-1 and Winnipeg’s Jennifer Jones handed Scotland’s Eve Muirhead a 6-2 defeat.

Homan and Jones are both 2-1. Muirhead is 1-2 while McCarville is winless at 0-3.

Round-robin play continues through Friday at the $200,000 bonspiel, with the top eight men’s and women’s rinks qualifying for the quarter-finals. The finals are scheduled for Sunday.