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Sweden’s Niklas Edin tops American John Shuster 9-4 at Grand Slam’s Tour Challenge

Oct 18, 2023 | 9:09 AM

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — Reigning Olympic champion Niklas Edin earned his first win at the HearingLife Tour Challenge on Wednesday with a 9-4 victory over American John Shuster.

The veteran Swede, who dropped his round-robin opener a day earlier, scored a deuce in the sixth end and added three more points in the seventh.

In other early games, Italy’s Joel Retornaz beat Winnipeg’s Reid Carruthers 4-2 and Japan’s Riku Yanagisawa edged Calgary’s Kevin Koe 6-5.

Ross Whyte topped reigning world champion Bruce Mouat 6-3 in a battle of Scottish rinks.

Three more draws were scheduled for later in the day. 

Play continues through Sunday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 18, 2023. 

The Canadian Press

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