ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Germany’s Team Marc Muskatewitz earned its first win in a top-tier Grand Slam of Curling event Wednesday at the Kioti National.
Muskatewitz made a double takeout to score two points in the extra end to edge Switzerland’s Team Yannick Schwaller 8-6 during Draw 6 action.
The recently crowned European champions are playing in their first Grand Slam major after making their series debut in the HearingLife Tour Challenge in October.
Muskatewitz improved to a 1-1 record after dropping his opening game 6-2 to hometown hero Brad Gushue on Tuesday.
Yannick Schwaller is out of the lineup after undergoing knee surgery. His brother, Kim Schwaller, is filling in at second with Sven Michel moving to third/skip.
Elsewhere in Draw 6, Saskatoon’s Team Mike McEwen defeated Team Marco Hösli of Switzerland 5-2. McEwen moved up to a 2-0 record while Hösli fell to 0-2 and must win his next game to stay in playoff contention.
Scotland’s Team Ross Whyte also climbed to a 2-0 record with a 7-2 victory over Team Michael Brunner of Switzerland (0-2).
Ottawa’s Team Rachel Homan doubled up on Halifax’s Team Christina Black 6-3 in the lone women’s game of the draw.
Homan is now at 2-0 and Black dropped to 0-2.
Round-robin play continues with Draw 7 at 4 p.m. NT / 2:30 p.m. ET.
Broadcast coverage on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+ begins Thursday at noon NT / 10:30 a.m. ET.
The Kioti National is the third Grand Slam of Curling event of the season featuring 16 of the top men’s teams and 16 of the top women’s teams from around the world. … Round-robin play runs through to Friday. The top eight teams in both divisions advance to Saturday’s quarterfinals. If necessary, one tiebreaker draw will be played Saturday morning to determine the final playoff spots. … The semifinals are also scheduled for Saturday with both finals on tap Sunday.