The final day of the 2nd Annual Richmond International Cashspiel saw round robin winners Alberta blank 4th place hosts Richmond 15-0 in 6 ends in the first semi-final. Armstrong's Canada II squad took just 7 ends to defeat Michael McCreadie's Great Britain team 13-5 in the other semi-final.
Alberta will play Armstrong for the trophy and the $1500 1st prize. Richmond plays Great Britain for 3rd.
Semi-final
Alberta 15-0 (6 ends) Richmond
Canada II (Armstrong) 13-5 (7ends) Great Britain
Final
Alberta v. Canada II
3rd place
Great Britain v. Richmond
With $50 at stake for each game won during the week, the other teams also played this morning, Manitoba edging Victoria 6-5 and Austgarden beating
Scotland 12-4
For team line-ups see entry for Day 1 December 10
The sponsors, Hosting BC, the Rick Hanson Foundation, the City of Richmond and the Richmond Centre for Disability, not only provided for a cash prize pool of $5,000 but also gave travel grants of $2,000 to the British team and $750 each to Alberta and Manitoba to help defray expenses. Victoria also received assistance from Hanson's Wheels in Motion.
Photographs from the event will eventually be available at the Richmond Centre for Disability's website.
2 comments:
Kudos to the sponsors for their wonderful support and their hospitality. Well done to all of you.
Have to throw this in....GO ALBERTA!!
Ernie Comerford
Wheelchair Coach
London Ontario
Armstrong loses!!!!
Alberta, with a couple of fortunate breaks in the early going, stole the 8th and extra end to beat Armstrong.
On the 8th, Armstrong mad a 20 foot runback to spill one of two off the button to salvage a tie.
On the extra, Armstrong had a hit and roll off his own rock onn the side of the four foot. He needed a two foot roll, but only got about a foot, leaving Alberta with the steal.
Very entertaining....
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