Einarson takes curling's Masters on double takeout, halts Homan's 15-game win streak
The Canadian Press | Posted: December 11, 2022 9:34 PM | Last Updated: December 12, 2022
Manitoba skip captures 5th Grand Slam title; Retornaz defeats Mouat in men's final
Kerri Einarson defeated Rachel Homan 6-5 on Sunday to win the Grand Slam of Curling's Masters event at the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex in Oakville, Ont.
Einarson, from Camp Morton, Man., made a double takeout with her final shot for the extra-end victory. It was her fifth career Grand Slam title.
Homan, from Ottawa, forced an extra end when she scored a single point on an in-off.
Einarson opened the game with a deuce but Homan moved in front with a three-ender in the fifth. Einarson answered with a pair in the sixth and the teams blanked the seventh.
The loss ended Homan's 15-game winning streak.
WATCH | Einarson pulls out back-and-forth Masters final in extra end:
Italy's Retornaz wins men's title
Later in the day, Italy's Joël Retornaz claimed the men's title with a 6-2 win over Scotland's Bruce Mouat.
Retornaz got off to a strong start, scoring in each of the first four ends to take a 4-0 edge.
After Mouat notched a deuce in the fifth, Retornaz sealed the victory adding two more points in the following two ends.
WATCH | Retornaz becomes 1st Italian to win Grand Slam of Curling event: