Manitoba's Matt Dunstone earned a berth in the Tim Hortons Brier final with a 7-5 victory over Wild Card 1's Brendan Bottcher on Sunday afternoon at Budweiser Gardens.
Dunstone put the pressure on in the 10th end, drawing around two stones to sit on the side of the button. Bottcher's draw on the other side was light, giving Manitoba a steal of two and the semifinal victory.
"It was just a tough shot that was missed," Bottcher said. "All the credit to Matt. He put his last one in the perfect spot."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 St. John's, N.L., skip stole a point in the 10th end to hand Dunstone his only loss of the competition.
Manitoba had the potential for a big end in the seventh but Wild Card 1 third Marc Kennedy made a double-takeout freeze to snuff the threat. Dunstone missed a double of his own and settled for a force that tied the game at five.Dunstone, vice B.J. Neufeld, second Colton Lott and lead Ryan Harnden threw 91 per cent. Bottcher, Kennedy, second Brett Gallant and lead Ben Hebert were just behind at 89 per cent.
This year's Brier champion will represent Canada at the April 1-9 world men's curling championship in Ottawa.
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