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"Battle of the Brads" Looms at Brier, Playoff Races Heat Up

On Wednesday, Alberta's Kevin Koe joined Newfoundland and Labrador's Brad Gushue and Canada's Brad Jacobs in clinching playoff spots at the Montana's Brier after wins including Koe's 8-2, Gushue's 12-3 and Jacobs' 10-4.
Thursday is the final day of round-robin play, with playoff positions decided thereafter; the top three teams in each nine-team pool advance to playoffs beginning Friday, with no tiebreakers used.
Pool A draws featuring Gushue and Nathan Young have packed Mary Brown's Centre, raising arena temperatures by about 7 degrees, with Gushue's double tap entertaining the vocal crowd Wednesday evening.
Initial playoff matchups pair first-place teams from one pool with second-place teams from the other, with winners advancing to the 1v2 page playoff game on Saturday night, and the victor in the 'Battle of the Brads' earns hammer and first choice of stones.
With records shifting late in round-robin play, Quebec's Jean-Michel Menard and rookie Ontario skip Jayden King were 4-3 chasing Pool A's final playoff spot, while Pool B contenders included Matt Dunstone, Mike McEwen, Braden Calvert and James Grattan.

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