Championship Final



City of Waterloo
Corner vs. Howard
Final Score
Sheet C12345678910EETotal
Corner		020101X4
Howard		401040X9
13:52
Welcome to the Final Draw of the 2008 TSC Tankard!
13:54
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13:56
Opening ceremonies are about to begin
13:58
I expect first rocks around 2:15pm
14:02
Pipers coming in now
14:04
Opening introductions
14:08
Anthem is complete
14:08
Rocks are coming soon. Over 1,000 people on attendance, and still coming in. Miserable weather in Waterloo today
14:11
First rock from Corner comes right on the button. Corner guard from Howard coming now
14:12
Corner comes tight guard
14:13
Howard tries to freeze, but comes back 12
14:14
Rock #3 for Corner comes top 4, lies two
14:14
Peel by Howard. Corner lies two, with two blue guards in front. Howard in trouble early
14:16
Corner draws to the button, lies 3
14:17
Howard hits and flops, then Corner hits and flops. Corner lies three again, looks like your picture
14:17
Runback from Howard on #5 rock chips one out. Corner lies two in the four foot
14:19
Corner comes top 12, lies 3. Howard #6 will be a runback double or triple attempt
14:20
Howard gets two out, keeps the shooter top 12. Corner now lies one back button. Blues are on the center line, one top 12, one back 12
14:21
Corner thinking about #7, Looking at freezing to his own perhaps
14:22
Corner chips off the top blue
14:22
Howard looking at a double to lie 2 or three with #7
14:23
Jams, but keeps the shooter. Scary for Corner now. Lies one, with 3 blues biting
14:23
Corners shot stone is wide open
14:23
Corner looking at coming around the corner guard with #8 to split the house.
14:24
Ouch. Corner promotes the blue into the rings. Open hit for 4 for Howard?
14:25
Makes the hit.
14:25
At least two, could be four
14:26
Four for Howard. Yikes.
14:27
First rock for Howard comes top 4. Corner putting up the corner guard
14:29
Two corner guards, two in the house. Howard peeling.
14:30
Howard peels, corner replaces, Howard peel. Corner #4 coming...trying to guard
14:31
Howard just misses the double peel.
14:33
Small miss by Howard, Corner came into the house, and Howard tried to pick it out. Chipped the guard instead
14:33
Howard lies two. Corner freezing with #6
14:34
Corner taps out the top blue in the picture, leaves the shooter top 8
14:35
Howard peels the top yellow, lies one at the back. Corner #7 will try to freeze
14:36
Corner looking to freeze to the back with #7
14:36
Good freeze
14:37
Howard looking to blast them all out with #8
14:38
Howard plays it soft, leaves a gentle tap for two
14:39
Corner made the gentle tap back here and got his two
14:41
First rock from Corner. Center guard
14:42
Howard comes behind the guard, top 4
14:43
Corner freezes in the house. Howard freezing the freeze
14:43
Good side-freeze by Howard, looks to lie two
14:44
Sure glad this isn't a Martin game. Corner freezes in, and Howard is hitting this with hack
14:45
Howard rattles them around. Still 5 rocks in the house.
14:46
Can't believe Howard isn't smashing this. #4 is a light bump at this.
14:48
Corner freezes another stone in
14:48
Six rocks in the house. Howard playing a freeze with #6
14:48
Kevin Martin would be having fits
14:49
Hart makes a little tap on the yellow back four. Howard lies two
14:49
Corner trying to freeze
14:50
Howard finally looking at angles for a hit with #6
14:50
Yellow appears to lie one, but it is close
14:51
Wow. Richard Hart pops out the top and back yellow, leaving the blue in the middle
14:51
Howard lies two after vice rocks
14:52
Corner looks lost. Can't decide on a shot
14:53
Corner looking to hit the yellow top 8
14:53
Good shot, but jams. Howard lies one.
14:54
Howard just drawing in to lie two with #7
14:55
Image before the Howard draw
14:55
Good draw, comes back button. Corner needs to decide on a risky double, or a risky freeze
14:56
Playing the hit with last rock. Howard lies two
14:56
Double!
14:56
Corner lies two
14:57
Howard to play a hit for one. Good end by Corner
14:57
Before the Howard hit on the four foot yellow. Howard makes it.
14:59
Howard draws top 8 with the first rock of the 4th end. Corner putting up a guard
15:00
Howard drawing rock #2 to the button, behind the top 8 rock
15:01
A little deep...back 4. Corner ignoring and putting up a guard
15:01
Corner puts up the second guard
15:01
Howard peeling
15:02
Just misses the double peel
15:02
Corner replacing the guard
15:03
Howard peeling again
15:04
Rock #4 for Corner, looking at a bumpy-freeze to back blue
15:05
Perfect freeze by Corner #4
15:05
Howard taps the frozen yellow, pushes out the back blue. Howard lies one, frozen to the yellow on the button
15:06
Corner taps lightly with #5. Howard lies one
15:07
Great shot by Richard Hart. Hits out the top yellow, and flops the blue top button . Howard lies two
15:07
Double by Corner on this
15:09
Howard still lies one. Looking at ways to avoid giving a double for two. Howard #7 coming
15:10
Howard freezes to his own blue with #7. Cowbells ring in the stands to celebrate
15:12
Corner still thinking. Looks like a double/triple attempt
15:12
Doesn't work...Howard lies three
15:13
Howard lying three...looking at ways to guard with #8
15:14
Center guard by Howard. Tough draw for Corner if he wants it
15:14
Corner attempting the draw for one. Needs full button
15:15
Looks wide...
15:15
Makes it! Nice draw for one
15:16
5-3 for Howard. Reload this page if that doesn't appear above
15:18
Corner draws very very tight with first guard
15:19
Howard draws top 4, behind the yellow center guard
15:20
Corner has two guards now, Howard has two side by side in the four foot
15:21
Corner trying to hit and flop
15:21
Corner doubles out the blues...lies one, looks at least half open
15:22
Nose hit by Glen, lies two...one of the original stones is still biting back 12
15:22
Corner looking to tap, leave the blue as backing
15:23
Corner splits his tight guard into the rings with #4
15:23
Howard hitting
15:23
Howard noses the top yellow, lies two
15:24
Corner noses the middle blue. Lies one
15:25
Updates will be on hold for the next 15 minutes. Will resume with the 6th end. Sorry for the inconvenience.
15:32
Howard has four in the rings. Lies one, with one lonely yellow at the back
15:32
Corner #7 coming
15:32
MARVELOUS hit and flop by Corner
15:33
Hits the outside blue, and rolls top four behind cover
15:33
Hits the outside blue, and rolls top four behind cover
15:33
Could be a game saver
15:34
Run back double by Howard to lie 4 with #7
15:35
Howard lies four, Corner drawing behind with his #8
15:35
Not curling enough...
15:36
And heavy...stops back 12. Howard can surely get to this with Backline for 5
15:37
Howard looking at the safer split for 3
15:37
Going for the 5...
15:38
He gets 4
15:41
9-3 Howard
15:42
More cows during our 5th end break.
15:46
A little over 1,000 people today. Weather is terrible outside, and they closed parts a major road into town (#8 Stratford). Good crowd considering
15:46
The cowsuits are being worn by a pair of OCA icemakers
15:47
6th end about to begin
15:47
Howard comes top 8 with his first
15:48
Corner throws the center guard. Team Howard is smiling large smiles
15:49
Word is that Corner can quit after 6.
15:50
Three rocks in the house. Howard just peeled the lone yellow guard
15:51
Corner replaces the guard
15:51
Howard peels, another guard coming
15:52
Guard. Peel. Corner #5 coming.
15:53
Corner comes top 12
15:53
After corners #5, 4 rocks in the house
15:54
Howard hits out just one with #6. 3 blues and one yellow in the house
15:55
Good freeze with Corner #6. 5 rocks in the house. 3 blue, 2 yellow
15:55
Un-real. Howard picks out those two yellows.
15:56
Look at the picture....how is that even possible. The blue on the four foot never moved.
15:56
The picture is before the double
15:57
Last rock for Howard, looking to tap and lie 3
15:58
Howard freezes, lies two. Corner just nosing for one. Likely the last rock of the game.
15:59
Makes it. No handshake...they are playing another end
16:00
9-4 for Howard. Reload this window if that doesn't appear for you
16:00
Corner puts up a long center guard
16:01
Howard draws button behind cover with #1
16:01
Corner guard from Corner....and Howard just threw #2 through
16:02
Three guards up, Howard lies one. Peeling.
16:03
Big "Go Team Corner" cheer from one end of the rink....solid polite applause from the rest. Corner smiled..a little.
16:03
Ouch. Corner tried to freeze to the blue, but came back 12
16:04
Howard trying a double peel with #4
16:04
Single peel
16:05
Howard lies one, Corner drawing behind the corner
16:05
...crashes on the yellow guard. Team Corner is dispirited, to say the least
16:06
Hart makes the double peel for Team Howard with #5. No more guards
16:06
Howard lies one on the button. One of each colour at the back 12
16:07
Guard. Peel. Corner #7 coming. House looks like the picture
16:10
Howard lies two on the button. Corner #7 coming
16:10
Paul Moffat, Second for Team Corner, is joking with the crowd
16:10
Good to see a sense of humour
16:12
Tappy freeze from Corner. Howard lies 1. Howard #7 coming
16:12
16:12
Paul Moffat has hidden Team Howards #8 rock on another sheet...might not be enough
16:13
Handshakes....game over
16:13
Team Howard is going back to the Brier!
16:15
Closing ceremonies now.
Standings
TeamW-L
Howard9-1
Corner8-2
Harris8-2
Lobel5-5
Middaugh5-5
Tuck5-5
Rajala4-6
Turcotte4-6
Shane3-7
Dickson2-8
Todd2-8