Homan rebounds for win over Hasselborg at Players' Championship

Rachel Homan evened her record at the Grand Slam of Curling Players' Championship with a 7-4 win over Anna Hasselborg in Wednesday's afternoon draw.

Brier champ Bottcher drops 2nd straight, falling to Winnipeg's Gunnlaugson

Rachel Homan, seen above during the Grand Slam of Curling Champions Cup, downed Sweden's Anna Hasselborg for her first win at the Players' Championship on Wednesday in Calgary. (Mike Cleasby/Grand Slam of Curling)

Rachel Homan evened her record at the Grand Slam of Curling Players' Championship with a 7-4 win over Anna Hasselborg in Wednesday's afternoon draw.

Homan, seeking to extend her record with a 12th Grand Slam title, rebounded after giving up three to her Swedish opponent in the first end and put the game away with a steal of two in the eighth.

Homan's Ottawa based rink improved to 1-1, while Hasselborg's foursome dropped to 1-1.

In other Draw 5 action, South Korea's Minji Kim improved to 2-0 with a 7-4 win over American curler Tabitha Peterson (0-2).

Russia's Alina Kovaleva also improved to 2-0 with a 7-4 win over Winnipeg's Jennifer Jones (1-1), and Satsuki Fujisawa of Japan (1-1) posted an 11-5 win over Scotland's Eve Muirhead (0-2).

In men's play earlier Wednesday, Winnipeg's Jason Gunnlaugson (1-1) scored one in the ninth end for a 9-8 win over 2021 Brier champion Brendan Bottcher of Edmonton (0-2).

Scotland's Bruce Mouat, seeking his second straight Grand Slam title, improved to 2-0 with a 7-2 win over Swedish world champion Niklas Edin (1-1). And Switzerland's Peter de Cruz (1-1) downed Brad Jacobs of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., (1-1) by a score of 8-4.

In early women's action, Switzerland's Elena Stern (1-1) posted a 7-2 win over Team Tracy Fleury, which is being skipped by Chelsea Carey at this event.

Two more draws were scheduled Wednesday.

WATCH | Ottawa's Rachel Homan wins 11th career Grand Slam title:

Rachel Homan claims record-extending 11th Grand Slam of Curling title

4 years ago
Duration 0:57
Team Homan defeats Team Tirinzoni 6-3 in the Champions Cup final.

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