The Mercure Perth Masters has been running for over 40 years now and many great international and local curlers have passed through the triple knockout event with varying levels of success. One of those local stalwarts and great supporter of the Masters was Graham Shaw and his team. They curled in this event year after year looking for those big …
FRIDAY 1045hrs – session
FRIDAY 1045hrs – session Back to the A Road with the undefeated teams from yesterday’s play. The Olympic skips from Japan and Sweden continue to be on their best form, with Edin keeping on the greatest. Despite a series of blanks, the ends were far from dull. We could see guards being used to promote or knock a danger stone …
Friday’s play (5th January)
FRIDAY 0800hrs – session When you’ve played against a strong team, and have the misfortune to drop just that one vital point, means a very early start the next morning. So, rise and shine, preferably ready to perform even better, and that’s just what this morning’s teams did. Teams Stjerne and Yves Hess got their sweepers on the job right …
Report from Thursday 4th
Opening session (16.15hr) A great start in the season opener at the Mercure City of Perth Master 2018. Within minutes of the last stone draw, the houses were full of yellow and red stones, forcing the teams to think twice before making up their minds: on the next draw, hard hit to clean up or to take a risk with …
Mercure City of Perth Masters set to welcome world-class curlers
Seven teams heading for the Winter Olympics will be competing at the Dewars Centre. The world-class curlers bound for the Winter Olympics are preparing to slide into action at the Fair City’s Dewars Centre. The prestigious Mercure City of Perth Masters has a long-held reputation of laying on one of the finest events in Europe. And the January spectacle is …
2018 Event Programme
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Report – Sunday 12 noon – Semi Finals
A delighted home crowd watch Team Brewster claw his way back into a close semi final against an on-form Team Baumann winning out 6-4. In the other, all Norwegian, semi – Past Perth Master Thomas Ulsrud could not hold out against a commanding performance from Team Walstad who won 7-2. Final 3pm – Brewster (Sco) v Walstad (Nor)
Report – Saturday 9am – Quarter Finals
Keen competition in well fought finals sees Teams Ulsrud and Walstad in an all Norwegian semi and Germany’s Team Baumann facing Team Brewster, Scotland’s last remaining team in the 2017 Perth Masters. Teams China and Morozumi started their quarter finals well – but fell away in the face of determined opposition. Teams MacDonald and Hardie also ended their title bid …