Brad Gushue falls to Sweden's Niklas Edin at Champions Cup
Calgary's Kevin Koe suffers 1st loss of tournament
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 in Sherwood Park, Alta.
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.