Manitoba's Matt Dunstone calls a sweep on a shot against Wild Card 1's Brendan Bottcher in the semifinal game at the 2023 Tim Hortons Brier in London, Ont., Sunday, March 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
LONDON, Ont. – Manitoba’s Matt Dunstone is moving on to the Tim Hortons Brier final.
He beat Wild Card 1’s Brendan Bottcher 7-5 in semifinal play Sunday afternoon at Budweiser Gardens.
Bottcher was light with his final draw to give Dunstone a steal of two and the victory. Dunstone will play defending champion Brad Gushue in the evening final.
Gushue earned a direct berth to the championship game with a 5-4 victory over Dunstone in the Page 1-2 game on Saturday night.
The Brier champion will represent Canada at the April 1-9 world men’s curling championship in Ottawa.
Gushue’s St. John’s, N.L.-based team has won four Brier titles over the last six years.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 12, 2023.
