VICTORIA — Playoffs! It’s going down Saturday in the GSOC Co-op Invitational at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre.
Weekend and day passes, plus single draw tickets, are available. Visit GSOCtickets.com for more information.
Can’t make it to the arena? See below for broadcast details and check our full broadcast schedule so you never miss a moment.
Saturday’s featured games
Canada’s Team Kerri Einarson will face Japan’s Team Miyu Ueno in the women’s quarterfinals (3 p.m. ET / Noon PT). The crew from Gimli, Manitoba, will hold the hammer to start. Einarson finished the preliminary round at 3-1 to take the No. 2 seed, but her lone loss was against Ueno on Wednesday.
It’s an all-Canadian clash, and a Battle of Alberta no less, between Calgary’s Team Brad Jacobs and Edmonton’s Team Brendan Bottcher in the men’s quarterfinals (7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT). Jacobs was victorious 6-3 when they faced Wednesday in the preliminary round.
“They’ve had a good season,” Team Jacobs third Marc Kennedy said after the win. “That’s a good team. They’re going to be up there with the best of the Canadian teams. … It was a good test for us. We were excited to come here and play. It’s been a long off-season, so it’s nice to feel the juices out there and just to be back with the guys and battling feels good.”
The semifinals wrap up the day’s action leading into Championship Sunday.
Saturday’s draw schedule: How to watch and follow along
Tiebreakers: 11 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. PT
Women’s Quarterfinals: 3 p.m. ET / Noon PT
Men’s Quarterfinals: 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
Men’s and Women’s Semifinals: 10:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. PT