 Rui Liu (Harbin, China) wins the Challenge de Curling de Gatineau, defeating Peter De Cruz (Geneva, Switzerland) 8-2 at the Centre-Sportif Robert-Rochon in Gatineau, Canada. Liu with Xiao Ming Xu at third, Dongxu Jiang and Jia Liang Zang on the front end take home the $11,000CDN first place cheque along with 47.820 world ranking points, while De Cruz receives $7,000CDN and 37.573 world ranking points for their second place finish. De Cruz opened the scoring stealing 1 in the first end, with Liu responding by drawing for 2 in the second end. After a blank end, De Cruz scored a single the fourth end to tie the game at 2, then Liu broke the game open in the fifth end with a hit to score 3. Liu added a steal of 3 when a team De Cruz draw picked in the sixth end, leading to handshakes and an 8-2 final. In the semifinals, Liu defeated Mike McLean (Ottawa, ON) 6-4 and De Cruz defeated Codey Maus (London, ON) 8-1. McLean and Maus earned $4,500CDN and 29.034 ranking points for their semifinal finishes. In the quarterfinals, Liu defeated Martin Ferland (Levis, QC) 7-1, De Cruz defeated Greg Balsdon (Kingston, ON) 7-2, while McLean defeated John Epping (Toronto, ON) 6-5 in an extra end and Maus defeated Mark Dacey (Halifax, NS) 7-2. Balsdon, Ferland, Epping and Dacey earned $2,750CDN along with 20.494 ranking points for their quarterfinal finishes. Liu went 4-0 in the 28 team triple knockout qualifying round. In their opening game, Liu defeated Brent MacDougall (Halifax, NS) 7-3, won against Mark Homan (Baie d'Urfe, QC) 10-7, and against Balsdon 7-1. In the A-Qualifier match, Liu clinched a playoff berth with a 6-5 win against Jean-Michel Menard (Gatineau, QC). |
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After emerging on the global stage at senior level last month, Katie McMillan is feeling all the more ready for the challenge as she and partner Angus Bryce prepare to represent Scotland at the ACE & Company World Mixed Doubles Championships in Geneva over the next week (April 25 - May 2).
