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Kevin Koe books berth in Brier’s championship round

CALGARY — Kevin Koe is into the championship round at the Canadian men’s curling championship after a 9-2 win Wednesday over Saskatchewan’s Matt Dunstone.
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Team Wild Card Two skip Kevin Koe makes a shot as he plays Team Nunavut at the Brier in Calgary, Alta., Monday, March 8, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

CALGARY — Kevin Koe is into the championship round at the Canadian men’s curling championship after a 9-2 win Wednesday over Saskatchewan’s Matt Dunstone.

Koe’s Wild Card Two foursome from Calgary remained unbeaten at 6-0 atop Pool B at the Tim Hortons Brier. Koe’s rink will be one of four advancing from their pool to the championship round starting Friday.

Dunstone dropped to 4-2 alongside Ontario’s John Epping and defending champion Brad Gushue.

Gushue was an 8-4 winner over Prince Edward Island’s Eddie MacKenzie in the morning draw. Epping fell 10-7 to Quebec’s Michael Fournier, who improved to 4-3.

Newfoundland and Labrador’s Greg Smith got to 2-5 with a 9-2 win over winless Peter Mackey of Nunavut. P.E.I. was 1-5.