Ottawa’s Rachel Homan defeats Eun Ji Gim 6-2 at Grand Slam of Curling’s Masters

Rachel Homan defeated South Korea's Eun Ji Gim 6-2 on Wednesday, Dec. 7 at the Grand Slam of Curling's Masters competition.

Homan, from Ottawa, secured the round-robin victory with three points in the seventh end. 

In other results, Sweden's Anna Hasselborg dumped Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni 8-2 and Calgary's Chelsea Carey edged Switzerland's Michele Jaeggi 6-5. 

Sweden's Isabella Wrana posted a 7-4 win over Kate Hogan, who's filling in for skip Casey Scheidegger of Lethbridge, Alta. 

Homan and Carey joined Kerri Einarson of Camp Morton, Man., and Selena Njegovan at 2-0. Njegovan is throwing fourth stones for the team usually skipped by Winnipeg's Kaitlyn Lawes.

Earlier in the day, Edmonton's Brendan Bottcher beat Calgary's Kevin Koe 9-4. Bottcher was the lone Canadian rink in the 16-team men's field to open round-robin play with two straight victories. 

He was tied at 2-0 with four other teams – including the Niklas Edin side being skipped by Sweden's Oskar Eriksson – after two days of competition. 

Four more draws were scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 8 at the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex. Play continues through Sunday, Dec. 11. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 7, 2022.