B.C. curler Corryn Brown remains undefeated at PointsBet Invitational

CALGARY — Corryn Brown remained perfect at the PointsBet Invitational curling tournament with a 10-6 win over Kate Cameron in Friday’s early draw.

Brown’s team from Kamloops, B.C., improved to 3-0 and held the top spot in the women’s Pool B.

Cameron’s rink from St. Adolphe, Man., made a game of it with two points in the eighth and a steal of one in the ninth to cut Brown’s lead to 7-6. But Brown made the most of the hammer in the final end to put the game away.

Cameron fell to 1-3 after losing to Selena Sturmay of Edmonton (2-2) 6-4 in Friday’s late draw.

Kerri Einarson of Gimli, Man., was second in Pool B at 2-1 after an 11-4 win over Sturmay.

In women’s Pool A action, Winnipeg’s Kaitlyn Lawes moved into second place at 2-1 with a 10-3 win over Edmonton’s Myla Plett (1-3).

Christina Black of Halifax picked up her first win with an 8-5 triumph over Winnipeg’s Beth Peterson. Both teams are at 1-2.

Ottawa’s Rachel Homan, who beat Myla Plett of Edmonton 12-4 late Friday, leads the pool at 3-0.

In men’s action, Winnipeg’s Mike McEwen downed Saskatoon’s Rylan Kleiter 7-2. McEwen led the men’s Pool B at 3-0 while Kleiter fell to 0-3.

John Epping’s Toronto-based squad defeated Cal MacIsaac of Truro, N.S., 8-5 on Friday night to improve to 3-0 atop Pool A in men’s action, while MacIsaac slipped to 0-3. Brad Jacobs of Calgary improved to 2-1 in Pool A with an 8-5 win over Brad Gushue of St. John’s, Nfld., who slipped to 1-2.

Jordon McDonald of Winnipeg, Man., beat Matt Dunstone 10-5 to pull into a second-place tie in Pool B with identical 2-1 records.

The final round-robin draws are scheduled for Saturday.

The men’s and women’s competitions at the PointsBet Invitational are divided into two pools of five teams. The top team in each pool meets in Sunday’s championship games of the tournament that offers a prize purse of $300,000.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 3, 2025.