CALGARY - Brad Gushue and Matt Dunstone opened curling's PointsBet Invitational with wins.

Gushue defeated Canadian men's junior champion Calan MacIsaac 8-6 and Dunstone downed Ryan Kleiter 5-3 in the first draw of the 20-team bonspiel in Calgary.

On the women's side, Kate Cameron beat Kayla Skrlik 11-9, Corryn Brown was a 9-4 winner over Selena Sturmay and Beth Peterson edged Myla Plett 8-7.

The PointsBet Invitational offers $300,000 in prize money and features teams that will compete in the Olympic trials in Halifax next month.

Each team plays four round-robin games.

The finals are Sunday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 1, 2025.

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