Val Sweeting scored a single point in an extra end for an 8-7 victory over China's Bingyu Wang, then topped Rachel Homan 6-4 in the late draw on Wednesday to race out to a 2-0 record at the Tour Challenge. Sweeting, from Edmonton, pulled close with a pair in the seventh end of her first game before tying it with a single in the eighth. Against Homan (0-2), Sweeting took a 5-4 lead with a deuce in the seventh and added a single in the eighth. Rachel Homan can't connect with the double as @SweetingTeam holds on for the win #GSOC #TourChallenge #curling pic.twitter.com/mq5SN7EL22 — @grandslamcurlWinnipeg's Jennifer Jones (2-0) also won twice Wednesday. The playoffs start Saturday and the finals are scheduled for Sunday at the first event of the Grand Slam season.

Source: CBC News September 07, 2017 04:52 UTC