Homan steals pair in eighth for quarter-final win over Yoshimura at AMJ Players' Championship

TORONTO - Canada's Rachel Homan stole two points in the eighth end for a 6-4 win over Japan's Sayaka Yoshimura on Saturday at the AMJ Players' Championship. 

Yoshimura needed to make an open draw to the four-foot ring with her final throw but her stone was heavy.

Homan, from Ottawa, was scheduled to play South Korea's Eun-Jung Kim in the evening semifinal at the Mattamy Athletic Centre.

Sweden's Anna Hasselborg defeated South Korea's Seung-Youn Ha 6-3 in the other early playoff game. Hasselborg was set to meet Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni in the other women's semifinal. 

Four Canadian teams were featured in the men's quarterfinals.

Brad Jacobs made a game-winning tap for a pair in an 8-6 win over John Epping. Matt Dunstone defeated Mike McEwen 6-1 in the other game. 

Jacobs was scheduled to play top-ranked Bruce Mouat of Scotland in the semifinals while Dunstone was to face Switzerland's Yannick Schwaller. 

The finals at the season-ending Grand Slam of Curling event were set for Sunday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 12, 2025.