The eighth end now has the feel and pressure of an extra end at the AMJ Masters in London, Ontario.

The Grand Slam of Curling has introduced a new rule this season where extra ends don’t exist, and instead teams that are tied play a shootout draw to the button. As expected, the new dynamic has set up some interesting strategies that were on full display for the first time during Wednesday’s matches at the AMJ Masters.

Wednesday’s results

Draw 5 at 8:00AM ET/ 5:00AM PT Kim 6 vs. Ha 0 Edin 7 vs. Muskatewitz 4 Whyte 9 vs. Kleiter 2 Fujisawa 5 vs. Wang 4

Draw 6 at 11:30AM ET/ 8:30 AM PT Einarson 7 vs. Constantini 5 McEwen 7 vs. Dropkin 1 Gushue 6 vs. Xu 5 Tirinzoni 7 vs. Tabata 3

Draw 7 at 3:30PM ET/12:30PM PT Gim 7 vs. Black 2 Dunstone 6 vs. Ramsfjell 3 Retornaz 8 vs. Y. Schwaller 6 Homa

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