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Canada dumps India 9-2 at world mixed curling championship for third straight win

ABERDEEN, United Kingdom — Canada's Jean-Michel Menard rolled to a 9-2 win over India's P.N. Raju on Tuesday at the world mixed curling championship.
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Quebec skip Jean-Michel Menard watches a rock as they play Saskatchewan in draw 6 action at the Tim Hortons Brier curling championship at Mile One Centre in St. John's on Monday, March 6, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

ABERDEEN, United Kingdom — Canada's Jean-Michel Menard rolled to a 9-2 win over India's P.N. Raju on Tuesday at the world mixed curling championship.

It was the third straight win for Menard and teammates Marie-France Larouche, Ian Belleau and Annie Lemay.

Canada (4-1) scored three points in the first end and stole three more in the fourth. India (2-3) conceded after seven ends. 

Menard remained in second place in the Group A standings behind Finland's Markus Sipila (5-0). 

Canada was scheduled to play Portugal's Bridget Ribau and Hong Kong's Jason Chang on Wednesday before closing out round-robin play Thursday against Slovenia's Stefan Sever.

The playoffs begin Friday at the Curl Aberdeen facility and the finals are set for Saturday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 18, 2022. 

The Canadian Press