Curling: Canada beats Scotland 6-5 to win World Championship

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In the 2011 Men's World Curling Championship, Canada's Jeff Stoughton was looking to lead his rink to the title on home soil with a win over Tom Brewster and Scotland.

Pick up the action in the fifth end, Scotland, leading Canada 3-1. Canadian skip Jeff Stoughton with the hammer and Stoughton with the little tap back to sit and score a big three.

Canada, on top 4-3 after five. The hometown crowd in Regina, Saskatchewan loving it.

In the 2011 Men's World Curling Championship, Canada's Jeff Stoughton was looking to
lead his rink to the title on home soil with a win over Tom Brewster and Scotland.

Heading into the final end, Scotland trailed Canada 6-5 and needed to steal one. And Scotland, in all sorts of trouble.

With a wide open house, Scotland skip Tom Brewster was able to draw behind cover, slightly to set up a chance if Stoughton made an error.

In the 2011 Men's World Curling Championship, Canada's Jeff Stoughton
was looking to lead his rink to th! e title on home soil with a win over
Tom Brewster and Scotland.

But Stoughton, who curled 93 percent in the final game was perfect on his take out. As Canada went on to win 6-5 to win the 2011 World Championship.

Editor:Xiong Qu |Source: CNTV.CN


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