Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant and Geoff Walker will take on a rink skipped by Norway's Steffen Walstad for bragging rights in the first Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling event on the World Curling Tour’s 2017-18 schedule.
Gushue, who was 4-0 in the preliminary round, got to the final by beating Brad Jacobs of Northern Ontario 5-2 in a semifinal. That was after he got a steal of two in an extra end to beat Reid Carruthers 'Winnipeg rink in the quarter-final round. Carruthers had a chance to win, but his last-rock draw attempt was heavy.
This will be the second Tour Challenge for Gushue and Co. — they lost to Kevin Koe in the inaugural event in 2015 at the Paradise Double Ice Complex.
Today’s final will be carried live on CBC at 2 p.m.
Brad Gushue rink in Tour Challenge final this afternoon
The Brad Gushue rink from St. John’s will play for the title this afternoon at the Tour Challenge in Regina.
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