Kevin Koe tops Wild Card 2's Reid Carruthers at Brier to remain undefeated at 4-0

Alberta's Kevin Koe needed an extra end to complete a 9-7 victory over Reid Carruthers of Wild Card 2 at the Brier on Monday in London, Ont.

Alberta skip made short in-off for deuce and 9-7 win in extra end in London, Ont.

Male athlete watches his shot during match at Canadian curling championship.
Alberta skip Kevin Koe eyes his shot in Monday's match against Northern Ontario at the Brier in London, Ont. Koe required an extra end to beat Reid Carruthers 9-7. (Geoff Robins/Canadian Press)

Alberta's Kevin Koe needed an extra end to complete a 9-7 victory over Reid Carruthers of Wild Card 2 at the the Brier.

Koe made a short in-off for a deuce to improve to 4-0 after seven draws of round-robin play. Carruthers fell to 2-2.

In other early games, Wild Card 3's Karsten Sturmay edged Yukon's Thomas Scoffin 7-6 and Ontario's Mike McEwen dropped an 8-7 decision to Prince Edward Island's Tyler Smith.

Nova Scotia's Matthew Manuel scored five points in the eighth end for a 10-4 win over Nunavut's Jake Higgs.

In the afternoon draw, Brendan Bottcher of Wild Card 1 defeated B.C.'s Jacques Gauthier 9-3 and Manitoba's Matt Dunstone defeated Jamie Koe of the Northwest Territories 10-4.

Canada's Brad Gushue edged Quebec's Felix Asselin 8-7 and Northern Ontario's Tanner Horgan posted a 6-4 win over Nathan Young of Newfoundland and Labrador.

In the evening draw, Tanner Horgan of Northern Ontario improved to 3-1 with a 10-6 win in eight ends against the Northwest Territories, while Kelly Knapp of Saskatchewan improved to 2-2 with a 9-3 win over Nunavut in eight ends.

B.C. won its first game in four starts, surprising Sturmay's Wild Card 3 crew 8-5. And Canada, with a deuce in the 10th end, improved to 4-1 with an 8-6 victory over Tyler Smith of Prince Edward Island.

The playoffs begin Friday and the final is set for Sunday night.

WATCH | Gushue, Hebert join That Curling Show to preview this year's Brier:

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