Alberta’s Kurt Balderston defeated Newfoundland and Labrador’s Trent Skanes 6-4 on Friday and qualified for the semifinals at the Canadian mixed curling championship.
Balderston (7-3) will face Jason Ackerson (9-1) on Saturday after the Saskatchewan skip edged Manitoba’s Ryan Wiebe 6-5 to secure the top seed.
In other Draw 18 games, Nova Scotia’s Owen Purcell defeated Quebec’s Don Bowser 9-2 and British Columbia’s Cody Tanaka beat Prince Edward Island’s Tyler Smith 9-5.
Nova Scotia (9-1) will take on Manitoba (7-3) in the other semifinal at the St. Catharines Golf & Country Club.
Medal games will be played Saturday afternoon.