Homan bounces Kim in HearingLife Tour Challenge women’s quarterfinals
CHARLOTTETOWN — World No. 1 Team Rachel Homan of Ottawa is through to the semifinals in the HearingLife Tour Challenge.
Team Homan advanced with a 5-3 win over South Korea’s Team Eun-jung Kim of South Korea during the women’s quarterfinals Saturday afternoon at the Bell Aliant Centre.
The 15-time Grand Slam of Curling champion Homan set the pace with a strong first end and disaster struck for Kim as she wrecked on a guard with her last. That allowed Homan to draw for three and open with a 3-0 lead.
Homan was up 4-1 in the fifth but wrecked on her last allowing Kim to capitalize with a hit and roll for a deuce to close within one.
After Homan added another point in the sixth, Kim blanked the seventh to retain the hammer coming home but never got the chance to throw her last one. Homan pulled off a precise double takeout on her first skip stone then made a thin takeout with her second shot to run Kim out of rocks.
Team Homan will play Team Kaitlyn Lawes in the semifinals. The Winnipeg club ousted Italy’s Team Stefania Constantini 5-2.
Team Kerri Einarson of Gimli, Man., and Japan’s Team Satsuki Fujisawa meet in the other semifinal matchup.
Einarson advanced with a 6-1 win over Sweden’s Team Isabella Wranå and Fujisawa eliminated South Korea’s Team Eun-ji Gim 9-6.
Watch the semifinals live on Sportsnet+ at 8 p.m. AT / 7 p.m. ET.
UP NEXT
The men’s quarterfinals get underway at 4 p.m. AT / 3 p.m. ET.
• Team Bruce Mouat vs. Team James Craik
• Team Yannick Schwaller vs. Team Mike McEwen
• Team Brad Jacobs vs. Team Matt Dunstone
• Team Ross Whyte vs. Team Brad Gushue
Watch live on Sportsnet 360 and Sportsnet+ featuring Whyte vs. Gushue.
Online streaming for all games is available in free preview here at thegrandslamofcurling.com.
