Night of upsets set stage for 2019 Meridian Canadian Open finals
A pair of upsets Saturday night set the stage for the Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling: Meridian Canadian Open finals.
The first came from Silvana Tirinzoni, who ran away with an 8-4 win over Eve Muirhead.
Muirhead was undefeated entering semifinal play on the back of a commanding week for the rink, who at one point scratched a seven on the scoreboard during an opening end in quarterfinal play earlier in the day to set up a 10-3 win over Chelsea Carey.
While Tirinzoni knew the Scotland-based rink was having a blockbuster week, the upset had no weight on the skips mind. She said the team came into the match with a goal to get the hammer back and managed to do so after the first end.