Manitoba skip Jennifer Jones looks on while playing Team Canada during the final at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, in Kamloops, B.C., on Sunday, February 26, 2023. Jones and Brent Laing suffered their first loss of the world mixed doubles curling championship on Sunday in South Korea. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of – Canada’s Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing suffered their first loss of the world mixed doubles curling championship on Sunday in South Korea.
The duo fell 7-4 to Estonia’s Marie Kaldvee and Harri Lill.
Canada went up 3-1 after three ends. However, that lead disappeared with singles in each of the next two from Estonia.
After restoring their lead at 4-3 through the sixth end, the Canadians surrendered deuces in the final two ends to take the loss.
Canada opened round-robin play with a pair of wins over Scotland and the Netherlands on Saturday.
The Canadians will have another two-game day on Monday, taking on Italy in the morning draw and Australia in the evening draw.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 23, 2023.
