The Jamaican males’s and ladies’s curling groups have made a robust assertion on the World Curling Pan Continental Championship in Lacombe, Alberta, Canada, with each groups remaining undefeated by way of the event’s first two days.
Competing within the B-Division, the boys’s staff – led by Ian Robertson, Andrew Walker, Don Johnston, and Luke Samuels – at present holds a powerful 4-0 (win-loss) document.
The boys’s journey started with an exhilarating debut victory over Kazakhstan on Saturday, ending 9-8 after a nail-biting tenth finish. In a tricky sport towards Hong Kong, Jamaica managed to drag away with a 9-5 win after a decent match that noticed them including three factors within the ultimate finish.
Sunday noticed a dominant exhibiting as they secured an 11-0 victory over Kenya, with Kenya conceding after simply seven ends. The boys’s staff confronted one other nail-biter towards Brazil, with each groups tied 4-4 after regulation time, however Jamaica took benefit of getting the “hammer” within the further finish to clinch a 5-4 victory.
Sturdy resilience and talent
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The ladies’s staff, that includes Madeleine Spurgeon, Stephanie Chen, Margot Shepherd-Spurgeon, and Alexandra Marriott, has additionally showcased robust resilience and talent with two hard-fought victories.
On Saturday, they rallied from an early deficit to defeat Hong Kong 8-5, scoring 4 factors within the ninth finish to show the sport round. On Sunday, Jamaica constructed an early 5-2 lead over Brazil, however after Brazil tied the sport by scoring within the final three ends, Jamaica held their composure and clinched a 6-5 victory in further time.
Each groups will proceed their quest for a Pan Continental Championship title Monday, with the boys’s staff going through off towards India and Saudi Arabia, and the ladies’s staff taking over Australia.
