Canada crushes France in six ends

It didn't take long for Kevin Martin to dispose of France's Thomas Dufour. The two teams played just six ends before shaking hands.

Canada started the game with the hammer, and made the most of it. They scored a duce to jump out to an early lead. The brilliant shotmaking that has become a trademark of this Canadian squad really stood out in the second end, as they made almost everything perfectly. This left the French skip with few options on his last stone, and resulted in a steal of three for Canada.

France finally got on the board with a score of one in the third end, only to have Canada come right back and score another two points in the fourth. Martin kept the pressure on and stole one more point before heading into the fifth end break.

Dufour and his French team came back from the break with very little hope, but tried to make the most of it. Martin switched into a more defensive style of play, keeping the house clean. But Dufour didn't want to blank the end. He had enough of this game and opted to take his single point and end on a high note. The teams shook after just six ends, giving Canada the convincing 8-2 victory ans its fourth win of the tournament.

France, after starting the week with back-to-back wins, now falls to a 2-3 record. Canada, however, improves to 4-0 and sits alone as the only undefeated team left in the tournament. Germany's Andy Kapp suffered his first loss of the week during this draw, as he fell 5-3 to Hugh Millikin of Australia. This moves Germany down one spot to second place on the leaderboard.