Follow all of Thursday's action at the Tim Hortons Brier curling championship
This year's Tim Hortons Brier curling championship has a different format and that means only the eight best teams remain starting today. Peter Mills is covering the action for CBC.
Round 2 of the Brier begins today with the 8 best teams going head-to-head
This year's Tim Hortons Brier curling championship has a different format and that means starting today only the eight best teams remain in Regina.
The top four teams in each Pool A and Pool B have advanced to what is now called the Championship Pool.
Each team will play four games over the next two days against teams from the pool they did not play in.
- Brendan Bottcher earns No. 1 seed as Brier moves into championship pool
- Muyres crew makes Team Saskatchewan a true family at the Brier
The four teams with the best overall record will advance to the playoffs this weekend.
Team Saskatchewan (4-3) will take on Alberta (6-1) at 2 p.m. CST.
The other games at 2 p.m. include:
- Canada (6-1) vs. Manitoba (5-2)
- Northern Ontario (6-1) vs. Nova Scotia (4-3)
- Wild Card (5-2) vs. Ontario (6-1)
The 7 p.m. CST games include:
- Nova Scotia (4-3) vs. Ontario (6-1)
- Northern Ontario (6-1) vs. Wild Card (5-2)
- Alberta (6-1) vs. Manitoba (5-2)
- Saskatchewan (4-3) vs. Canada (6-1)
CBC Saskatchewan's Peter Mills is at the Brier and tweeting the latest updates.
The mobile-friendly link to Peter's live blog is here.
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