By Canadian Press

Manitoba’s Dunstone beats Wild Card 1’s Bottcher in Brier semifinal

Mar 12, 2023 | 1:26 PM

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.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 12, 2023. 

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