Congratulations to Gregor Ewan, Jim Gault, Ian Donaldson, Gill Keith & James Sellar who won the 2020 Scottish Wheelchair Curling Association British Open which was held at Hamilton Ice Rink from Sunday 9th to Monday 11th February.
Home based teams including Paralympic medallists Gregor Ewan, Angie Malone & Jim Gault were joined by Team Germany and members of the English national team in an 8 team round robin format before plays-offs on Tuesday afternoon to decide the winners.
Defending champions Team Ewan entered the tournament as favourites and they delivered a wheelchair curling masterclass to go unbeaten through the round robin stage before playing Team Germany in the 1st v 2nd final to decide our champions. In a close final Team Ewan held the upper hand throughout the early stages with Team Germany closing to within a couple of shots at the final end. Final Score Team Ewan 7 – Team Germany 5.
Our thanks go to Hamilton Ice Rink for allowing us to use their facilities and thanks to the ice staff, umpire Harry Brodie and all the catering staff as well as our army of volunteers.
Our next tournament is the SWCA Scottish Championship, 17th to 19th March at The Peak, Stirling. Please see the new SWCA Facebook page “Scottish Wheelchair Curling Association” for info on this great sport.