Championship rounds in full motion at 2022 Canadian Under-18 Boys and Girls Curling Championships

At the beginning of the week, there were 21 teams of each gender, for a total of 42 teams, in contention for a gold medal at the 2022 Canadian Under-18 Boys and Girls Curling Championships, hosted by the Oakville Curling Club in Ontario.

Now, as round robin play concluded on Thursday evening and the playoffs got underway Friday morning, only a handful remain with a shot at a top podium finish.

In girl’s championship round play, Québec’s Jolianne Fortin (Jonquière) downed #1 seed Nova Scotia (Sophie Blades, Halifax) in a Friday morning quarterfinal thriller as Curling Canada’s feature match streamed live on YouTube, stealing a single point in the eighth end to claim 4-3 victory and earn the semifinal berth.

Québec #1 now faces Alberta #1’s Mya Plett (Edmonton) in a semifinal on Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m (all times eastern).

On the other side of the bracket, British Columbia #1’s Gracelyn Richards (Comox Valley) will take on Alberta #2’s Claire Booth (Calgary) in a semifinal on Friday evening at 8:00 p.m.

In boys semifinal play, Ontario #1’s Kyle Stratton (London) will face Saskatchewan #1’s Matthew Drewitz (Saskatoon) on Friday at 4:00 p.m., while boys number one seed Nova Scotia #1, represented by Calan MacIssac (Truro), will face their fellow bluenoser squadron in Nova Scotia #2’s Nick Mosher (Halifax) Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m.

The girls final will be at 12:30 p.m., Saturday with the boys final to follow at 4:30 p.m., on the same day. Both finals will be streamed live on Curling Canada’s YouTube page.

Though not all teams remain in gold medal contention, all 42 teams qualified for a playoff bracket, including consolation round, B1, B2, C1 and C2 rounds. This format has been adopted to ensure every team, no matter their record, gets a taste of playoff style play all while determining conclusively their final ranking in the national event, which will be used for seeding and pool determination for next year’s championship.

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