Tour Roundup: Mouat, Henderson win Euro Super Series titles
It was a double win for Scotland on home ice at the Euro Super Series tournament in Stirling.
Team Bruce Mouat defeated compatriots Team Ross Whyte 4-3 during Sunday’s men’s final and Team Fay Henderson topped Italy’s Team Stefania Constantini 7-4 on the women’s side.
It’s the second straight tour title to start the season for Team Mouat after winning last week’s Baden Masters in Switzerland.
Team Mouat, No. 2 in the world rankings and winners of six Grand Slam titles, finished with an unblemished 7-0 record and remain undefeated at 14-0 overall.
Canada’s Team Mike McEwen (1-3) and Team Jordan Chandler (0-4) missed the playoffs.
Team Henderson, the reigning Scottish women’s champions, went 2-2 through pool play to squeeze into the quarterfinals and rattled off three straight playoff wins.
Canada’s Team Kayla MacMillan went 4-0 through pool play to earn a bye to the semifinals but lost 7-6 to Henderson.
YOSHIMURA, ABE WIN ADVICS CUP
Japan’s Team Sayaka Yoshimura and Team Shinya Abe were also victorious on home ice at the Advics Cup in Tokoro.
Team Yoshimura defeated Team Ikue Kitazawa 6-5 in the women’s final and Team Abe beat Team Riku Yanagisawa 8-3 for the men’s title.
Both Yoshimura and Abe posted perfect 5-0 records through the tournament.
UP NEXT
• U25 NextGen Classic: Aug. 27-30 (Edmonton)
• Oslo Cup: Aug. 29 to Sept. 1 (Oslo)
• Argo Graphics Cup: Aug. 29 to Sept. 1 (Kitami, Japan)
• Icebreaker Challenge: Aug. 30 to Sept. 1 (Morris, Man.)