Canada clinches third straight win at the Mixed Curling World Championship


ABERDEEN, United Kingdom –

Canada’s Jean-Michel Menard rolled to a 9-2 win over India’s PN Raju at Tuesday’s World Mixed Curling Championships.

It was the third straight win for Menard and his teammates Marie-France Larouche, Ian Belleau and Annie Lemay.

Canada (4-1) scored three points in the first end and stole three more in the fourth. India (2-3) conceded after seven ends.

Menard remained second in Group A behind Finland’s Markus Sipila (5-0).

Canada were due to face Portugal’s Bridget Ribau and Hong Kong’s Jason Chang on Wednesday before Thursday’s round-robin match ended against Slovenia’s Stefan Sever.

The playoffs begin on Friday at the Curl Aberdeen facility and the finals are scheduled for Saturday.


This report from The Canadian Press was first published on October 18, 2022.