Defending champ Reid Carruthers makes early exit from PointsBet Invitational

Another Manitoba-based squad was upset astatine nan 3rd yearly PointsBet Invitational connected Thursday night.

Two-time defending champ Team Reid Carruthers was eliminated aft losing a tie to nan fastener successful their very first crippled of nan single-knockout bonspiel.

The sixth-seeded Carruthers foursome was beaten by 11th seed Felix Asselin 5-4 successful nan Sweep 16 round.

With nan crippled tied, Carruthers gave up 2 points successful nan ninth extremity to way by a brace coming location successful nan 10th. After Asselin missed a double-takeout for nan triumph successful nan last end, Carruthers made a raise-takeout to people a deuce to time off it tied aft 10 ends of play.

They don’t play other ends astatine this arena arsenic nan victor is decided by a tie to nan button. Carruthers went first and slid past nan fastener into nan four-foot. Asselin proceeded to spot his propulsion correct connected nan fastener to extremity Carruthers’ hopes of winning a 3rd consecutive PointsBet title.

Fourth seed Matt Dunstone was knocked retired pinch a nonaccomplishment successful their opening crippled connected Wednesday. And successful nan women’s draw, 3rd seed and four-time nationalist champ Kerri Einarson was upset by 14th seed Allyson MacNutt earlier connected Thursday.

“It’s decidedly tough,” Einarson said. “They played really well. They made a batch of awesome draws and we missed rather a fewer opportunities.

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“We can’t return thing distant from them. They played really good and we didn’t.”

Four Manitoba rinks qualified for nan quarterfinals aliases nan Elite 8. Jordon McDonald is nan past Manitoba squad opinionated successful nan men’s tie and nan 13th seeds are up against Kevin Koe connected Friday.

Fourth seed Kaitlyn Lawes will return connected 5th seed Selena Sturmay. Second seed Chelsea Carey, pinch nan aged Team Jennifer Jones, is pitted against 10th seed Kayla Skrlik. And sixth seed Kate Cameron will meet MacNutt for a spot successful nan last four.

                                                                              -With files from Canadian Press