The teams are here and the ice is ready.
The GP Car And Home World Cup of Curling kicks off with the opening draw Wednesday night at the Essar Centre at 7:30.
The local entry – consisting of skip Brad Jacobs, lead Scott Seabrook, second Ryan Harnden and third E.J. Harnden – is among the 10 teams that open their tournament tonight when they face Jeff Stoughton’s rink from Manitoba.
Other matches set for draw one tonight include:
- Thomas Ulsrud (Oslo, Norway) vs. Randy Ferbey (Edmonton, Alberta) on Sheet ‘A’ - Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, Manitoba) vs. Rob Fowler (Brandon, Manitoba) on Sheet ‘C’ - Glenn Howard (Coldwater, Ontario) vs. Jim Cotter (Vernon, British Columbia) on Sheet ‘D’ - Kevin Koe (Edmonton, Alberta) vs. Brad Gushue (St. John’s, Newfoundland/Labrador) on Sheet ‘E’
The round robin continues with four draws each on Thursday and Friday, beginning at 9 a.m. each day.
Saturday morning will see a tie-breaker draw, if necessary, at 8:30 a.m., with the quarter-final set for noon and the semi-final at 7 p.m.
The championship will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
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