CALGARY - John Epping picked up a pair of wins to start off his schedule at the PointsBet Invitational curling tournament on Thursday.

Epping defeated Brad Gushue 10-9 in Draw 3 before returning for Draw 4 to top Calgary's Kevin Koe 9-3.

Gushue's team from St. John's, N.L, scored two points in the 10th end before Toronto's Epping put the back-and-forth contest away with a decisive point in the extra end. Gushue, who announced this will be the final season of his decorated career, fell to 1-1.

Against Koe (1-1), Epping's team scored two points in the eighth and four in the ninth to turn a tie game into a six-point edge. Epping now sits atop the Pool A standings at 2-0.

Winnipeg's Matt Dunstone and Saskatoon's Mike McEwen also remained undefeated at 2-0 in Draw 4. Dunstone topped Sam Moo

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