OTTAWA – Canada’s Brad Gushue defeated Japan’s Riku Yanagisawa 6-3 on Monday afternoon at the world men’s curling championship.
Gushue made a tap for two points in the third end and added another deuce in the seventh end. Japan forced Canada to a single in the ninth but was run out of rocks in the 10th.
The Canadian side of Gushue, Mark Nichols, E.J. Harnden and Geoff Walker improved to 3-2 after splitting their games over the opening weekend at TD Place.
Canada will next play Lukas Klima of the Czech Republic on Tuesday before beginning a run of three straight two-game days.
Sweden’s Niklas Edin, the defending champion, won both of his games Monday to lead the 13-team standings at 5-0.
Round-robin play continues through Friday night. Medal games are scheduled for Sunday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 3, 2023.
