Manitoba beat Nova Scotia to advance to National final

Manitoba avenged their round robin defeat by Nova Scotia, stealing the three points that were the difference in their 6-3 semi-final win at the Canadian National Championships in Edmonton.

Nova Scotia, as leaders after round robin play, opened with hammer and took a single in the first. Manitoba had a draw for 2 in the second but came up light and had to settle for 1.

In the 3rd Nova Scotia attempts a tick to prevent a steal but just misses and then blanks the 4th to go into the break down 2-1.

In the 5th Nova Scotia make a hit to score 2 and have a lucky escape when Manitoba's draw for a third point in the 6th end hits a guard. Their luck doesn't hold as they give up a steal of 2 in the 7th and are then run out of stones as Manitoba win 6-3.

Nova Scotia  *  1 0 0 0 2 0 0 x - 3

Manitoba        0 1 1 0 0 2 2 x - 6

Manitoba now plays Alberta in the final and are guaranteed their best result at a National Championship. Alberta need to win to improve on their 2009 performance.

You can see results, line scores and schedule in our 2011 Canadian Nationals coverage on our website