Bottcher, Homan, Jones pick up wins at Grand Slam of Curling season opener
CBC Sports will have free live stream of men's quarters, women's final
Edmonton's Brendan Bottcher cruised past Winnipeg's Mike McEwen 11-4 in five ends on Tuesday at the Masters, the first event of the Grand Slam of Curling season.
The Masters is the first of six Grand Slam of Curling events and one of four majors in the series.
The total prize purse is $300,000 and is split evenly between the men's and women's divisions. Winners receive the lion's share plus berths towards the season-ending Humpty's Champions Cup
Also in Draw 1, Regina's Matt Dunstone edged Brad Gushue of St. John's, N.L., 5-4.
In women's play, Ottawa's Rachel Homan topped Japan's Sayaka Yoshimura 10-3.
Jennifer Jones defeated Theresa Cannon 7-4 in an all-Winnipeg showdown. Silvana Tirinzoni of Switzerland topped Edmonton's Kelsey Rocque 5-4 in an extra end.
CBC sports will be providing a free live stream of the men's quarter-finals on Saturday at 12 p.m. ET and the women's final on Sunday at 12 p.m. ET.
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