Bottcher tops Sluchinski 7-3 in opening game at Grand Slam of Curling’s Masters

By: The Canadian Press Posted: 10:47 PM CST Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023

SASKATOON - Brendan Bottcher scored three deuces in a 7-3 victory over Aaron Sluchinski on Tuesday night at the Grand Slam of Curling's WFG Masters.

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SASKATOON - Brendan Bottcher scored three deuces in a 7-3 victory over Aaron Sluchinski on Tuesday night at the Grand Slam of Curling's WFG Masters.

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SASKATOON – Brendan Bottcher scored three deuces in a 7-3 victory over Aaron Sluchinski on Tuesday night at the Grand Slam of Curling’s WFG Masters.

Sluchinski, from Airdrie, Alta., opened the scoring with a pair in the second end. Bottcher, from Calgary, answered with a deuce in the third and stole two points in the fourth.

After a pair in the sixth end, Canada’s top-ranked men’s team stole a single in the seventh to seal the victory on the opening day of competition.

Wild Card 1 skip Brendan Bottcher against Ontario’s Mike McEwen during their 3/4 playoff game at the 2023 Tim Hortons Brier in London, Ont. on Saturday March 11, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

In other late games, Brad Gushue of St. John’s, N.L., beat Saskatoon’s Mike McEwen 9-5 and Switzerland’s Yannick Schwaller defeated American Korey Dropkin 6-3. Scotland’s Ross Whyte topped Norway’s Magnus Ramsfjell 8-5.

Round-robin play continues through Friday night at Merlis Belsher Place.