Stoughton faces old foe in final
Playing Martin for all the marbles in Vernon today
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VERNON, B.C. — Jeff Stoughton of Winnipeg ended a three-year drought when he beat Kevin Martin of Edmonton in the round-robin of the Swiss Chalet National on Friday.
If he wants to win the Grand Slam of Curling event, he’ll have to beat Martin again.
Stoughton defeated Glenn Howard of Coldwater, Ont., 8-5 in a Saturday semifinal, while Martin — the reigning Olympic champion — edged Toronto’s Wayne Middaugh 6-5 in the other semi. Martin and Stoughton will play for the title today.
Martin has a 26-18 career record against Stoughton, but had his string of 12 consecutive wins over the Winnipegger end Friday night, when Stoughton posted a 5-3 victory.
In the semifinals, Middaugh held a 4-2 advantage at the midway point of the match, but a Martin deuce in the sixth end followed by a forced Middaugh single in the seventh opened the door for Martin to try for a winning deuce coming home.
Middaugh had to make back-to-back wide draws in the final frame to maintain control.
His first effort was perfect, but his second throw failed to curl enough, and Martin had a makable double-takeout for the win.
Despite a misfire from Martin, the Olympians still managed to get a “wrong-way” double and they emerged with the win.
Stoughton, a two-time Brier champion, controlled his game throughout and deflated Howard with a big three points in the sixth end for a 7-3 lead.
In quarter-final action earlier Saturday: Martin knocked off Niklas Edin of Sweden 9-6; Howard downed Mike McEwen of Winnipeg 4-3; Middaugh edged Edmonton’s Don Walchuk 6-5; and Stoughton defeated Jim Ursel of Kelowna, B.C., 6-4.
— Postmedia News
