B12 | REPORTONBUSINESS O THEGLOBEANDMAIL| TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2020
CORNERED BLISS SPEED BUMP BIZARRO
GOLF
WORLD RANKINGThrough Feb. 16- Rory McIlroy NIR 9.30
- Brooks Koepka USA 8.80
- Jon Rahm ESP 8.48
- Justin Thomas USA 7.49
- Dustin Johnson USA 6.98
- Patrick Cantlay USA 6.14
- Adam Scott AUS 6.06
- Webb Simpson USA 5.98
- Tiger Woods USA 5.93
- Xander Schauffele USA 5.71
- Tommy Fleetwood ENG 5.53
- Justin Rose ENG 5.43
- Tony Finau USA 4.96
- Patrick Reed USA 4.75
- Matt Kuchar USA 4.63
- Bryson DeChambeauUSA 4.40
- Louis Oosthuizen SAF 4.39
- Shane Lowry IRL 4.34
- Gary Woodland USA 4.30
- Marc Leishman AUS 4.18
- Hideki Matsuyama JPN 4.14
- Paul Casey ENG 4.07
- Bernd Wiesberger AUT 3.91
- Matthew Fitzpatrick ENG 3.81
- Francesco Molinari ITA 3.80
- Rickie Fowler USA 3.64
CURLING
SCOTTIES TOURNAMENT OF
HEARTSAt Moose Jaw
RROUNDROBINMonday
SIXTH DRAW
Canada 9 Quebec 7 (extra end)
Manitoba 8 Northern Ontario 7
Northwest Territories 14 Newfoundland
& Labrador 2
Nova Scotia 10 Yukon 4SEVENTH DRAW
Manitoba 6 Canada 5 (extra end)
Northern Ontario 9 Quebec 7
Northwest Territories 9 Yukon 5
Nova Scotia 9 Newfoundland &
Labrador 5EIGHTH DRAW
Prince Edward Island vs. Wild Card
British Columbia vs. Ontario
Saskatchewan vs. Alberta
New Brunswick vs. NunuvutSunday
THIRD DRAW
Alberta 8 Quebec 3
Manitoba 6 Nunuvut 4
Ontario 10 Newfoundland & Labrador 5
Wild Card 10 Yukon 1FOURTH DRAW
British Columbia 8 Northwest Territories 5
Canada 9 Saskatchewan 6
Northern Ontario 9 New Brunswick 3
Prince Edward Island 7 Nova Scotia 3FIFTH DRAW
Alberta 8 New Brunswick 3
Prince Edward Island 9 Ontario 8 (extra
end)
Saskatchewan 11 Nunuvut 8
Wild Card 11 British Columbia 10ENGLAND
PREMIER LEAGUE
MP W D L GF GA Pt
Liverpool 26 25 1 0 61 15 76
Man City 25 16 3 6 65 29 51
Leicester 26 15 5 6 54 26 50
Chelsea 26 12 5 9 43 36 41
Tottenham 26 11 7 8 43 34 40
Sheffield Utd 26 10 9 7 28 24 39
Man United 26 10 8 8 38 29 38
Wolverhampton 26 8 12 6 35 32 36
Everton 26 10 6 10 34 38 36
Arsenal 26 7 13 6 36 34 34
Burnley 26 10 4 12 30 39 34
Southampton 26 9 4 13 32 48 31
Newcastle 26 8 7 11 24 40 31
Crystal Palace 26 7 9 10 23 32 30
Brighton 26 6 9 11 31 38 27
Bournemouth 26 7 5 14 26 40 26
Aston Villa 26 7 4 15 34 50 25
West Ham 25 6 6 13 30 43 24
Watford 26 5 9 12 24 40 24
Norwich 26 4 6 16 24 48 18
MondayChelsea 0 Manchester United 2SundayAston Villa 2, Tottenham 3
Arsenal 4, Newcastle 0Wednesday
All Times EasternManchester City vs. West Ham, 2:30
p.m.NBL CANADA
GP W L Pct GB
ATLANTIC DIVISION
Moncton 18 14 4 .778 —
St. John’s 14 8 6 .571 4
Island 18 6 12 .333 8
Halifax 17 5 12 .294 8^1 / 2
CENTRAL DIVISION
London 16 12 6 .667 —
Sudbury 16 10 6 .625 1
Windsor 16 7 9 .438 4
K-Waterloo 17 5 12 .294 6^1 / 2
Monday
Kitchener-Waterloo 108 London 107 (2OT)
Moncton 109 Island 93
Sudbury 116 Windsor 114Sunday
No games scheduledWednesday
All Times Eastern
St. John’s at Sudbury, 7 p.m.AHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
GP W L OL SL GF GA Pts
NORTH DIVISION
Belleville 53 33 15 4 1 200 163 71
Rochester 52 29 17 2 4 154 143 64
Utica 53 28 20 3 2 183 166 61
Toronto 51 26 20 3 2 177 173 57
Syracuse 54 24 22 3 5 177 191 56
Binghamton 52 25 23 4 0 149 158 54
Laval 53 23 23 5 2 149 165 53
Cleveland 53 23 25 3 2 142 156 51
ATLANTIC DIVISION
Hershey 54 32 16 3 3 160 139 70
Hartford 52 29 13 5 5 152 143 68
Providence 53 29 18 3 3 164 138 64
Charlotte 51 29 18 4 0 173 143 62
Springfield 53 28 23 2 0 168 160 58
W-B/Scranton 53 25 20 3 5 140 160 58
Lehigh Valley 53 22 24 1 6 132 150 51
Bridgeport 53 19 28 5 1 117 167 44WESTERN CONFERENCE
GP W L OL SL GF GA Pts
PACIFIC DIVISION
Tucson 48 30 15 1 2 168 132 63
Stockton 47 28 13 3 3 174 144 62
Colorado 48 28 16 3 1 162 145 60
Ontario 50 26 19 4 1 148 177 57
San Diego 47 23 17 5 2 154 139 53
Bakersfield 50 20 24 4 2 148 182 46
San Jose 45 15 25 3 2 141 162 35
CENTRAL DIVISION
Milwaukee 53 35 11 4 3 176 118 77
Iowa 53 32 15 3 3 168 146 70
Chicago 52 25 22 3 2 133 146 55
Grand Rapids 53 24 22 3 4 153 168 55
Rockford 53 25 25 1 2 137 158 53
San Antonio 51 19 20 7 5 138 158 50
Texas 51 22 24 2 3 142 160 49
Manitoba 54 23 31 0 0 137 166 46
MondayBelleville 5 Syracuse 2
Binghamton 5 Toronto 2
Milwaukee 4 Manitoba 1
Providence 3 Bridgeport 2
Stockton 3 San Diego 2 (OT)
Tucson at San JoseSundaySpringfield 4 Charlotte 3
Rochester 3 Utica 2
Providence 3 Laval 0
Chicago 3 Cleveland 2 (OT)
Hershey 5 Lehigh Valley 3
Ontario 6 Colorado 3
San Jose 5 Bakersfield 2
Tuesday
All Times EasternGrand Rapids at Rockford, 8 p.m.
SCORING LEADERS
GAPts
G. Mayhew, IA 39 20 59
S. Anas, IA 17 42 59
R. Boucher, UTI 28 28 56
J. Norris, BEL 28 27 55
Not including Monday’s gamesNHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
WLPctGB WLPctGBWESTERN CONFERENCETELEVISION
TUESDAY (EASTERN TIME)CURLINGScotties Tournament of Hearts:
Pool Play, Draw Nine, TSN 1, 3, 4, 9:30
a.m.
Pool Play, Draw 10, TSN 1, 3, 4, 2:30
p.m.
Pool Play, Draw 11, TSN 1, 4, 7:30 p.m.
TENNISATP Tour: Rio Open, Early Round — Day
2, TSN 2, 2:30 p.m.
HOCKEYNHL: Toronto vs. Pittsburgh, SN 1,
Ontario, East, West, Pacific, 7 p.m.
NHL: Montreal vs. Detroit, TSN 2, 7:30
p.m.
NHL: Los Angeles vs. Winnipeg, TSN 3, 8
p.m.
NHL: Buffalo vs. Ottawa, TSN 5, 7:30
p.m.ATLANTIC DIVISION
Boston 60 37 11 5 7 199 146 86
Tampa Bay 59 39 15 5 0 211 156 83
Toronto 60 31 21 4 4 211 199 70
METROPOLITAN DIVISION
Washington 59 37 17 3 2 208 180 79
Pittsburgh 57 36 15 6 0 191 152 78
NY Islanders 58 33 19 4 2 167 159 72
WILD CARD
Columbus 60 30 18 9 3 155 150 72
Philadelphia 59 32 20 2 5 193 177 71
Carolina 58 33 21 4 0 189 163 70
Florida 59 31 22 3 3 206 201 68
NY Rangers 58 30 24 2 2 189 181 64
Buffalo 59 27 24 6 2 171 183 62
Montreal 61 27 26 7 1 184 188 62
New Jersey 58 22 26 4 6 162 204 54
Ottawa 59 20 28 6 5 156 200 51
Detroit 61 14 43 3 1 123 229 32
CENTRAL DIVISION
Dallas 59 34 19 4 2 161 151 74
St. Louis 59 32 17 7 3 187 172 74
Colorado 57 33 18 5 1 203 160 72
PACIFIC DIVISION
Edmonton 59 32 21 4 2 190 183 70
Vegas 61 31 22 6 2 192 185 70
Vancouver 59 32 22 3 2 191 180 69
WILD CARD
Calgary 61 31 24 5 1 180 190 68
Arizona 62 30 24 4 4 172 167 68
Nashville 58 29 22 4 3 189 187 65
Winnipeg 60 30 25 4 1 179 181 65
Minnesota 58 27 24 4 3 176 187 61
Chicago 59 26 25 4 4 176 188 60
San Jose 59 26 29 3 1 155 194 56
Anaheim 59 24 28 6 1 155 186 55
Los Angeles 59 21 33 3 2 145 187 47QMJHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
GP W L OL SL GF GA Pts
EAST DIVISION
x-Chicoutimi 53 37 11 4 1 217 165 79
x-Rimouski 56 35 14 3 4 228 153 77
Baie-Comeau 53 20 22 7 4 171 194 51
Québec 55 21 29 4 1 172 223 47
MARITIMES DIVISION
x-Moncton 54 41 12 1 0 238 134 83
x-Cape Breton 54 35 16 2 1 234 167 73
Charlottetown57 27 25 5 0 163 186 59
Saint John 56 27 28 1 0 204 242 55
Halifax 53 18 31 3 1 148 221 40
A-Bathurst 55 10 38 3 4 144 243 27WESTERN CONFERENCE
GP W L OL SL GF GA Pts
CENTRAL DIVISION
y-Sherbrooke 55 43 8 3 1 251 143 90
Drmmndville 55 30 23 2 0 197 193 62
Victoriaville55 23 23 5 4 167 175 55
Shawinigan 54 26 28 0 0 194 210 52
WEST DIVISION
B-Boisbriand 54 29 22 2 1 187 192 61
R-Noranda 54 25 25 2 2 158 185 54
Val-d’Or 54 23 24 5 2 179 204 53
Gatineau 55 20 31 4 0 176 206 44
x — clinched playoff berth
Monday
Moncton 7 Halifax 2
Saint John 5 Acadie-Bathurst 4Sunday
Saint John 9 Halifax 7
Rimouski 11 Québec 2
Val-d’Or 7 Chicoutimi 3
Sherbrooke 4 Blainville-Boisbriand 1
Moncton 6 Acadie-Bathurst 2
Shawinigan 3 Charlottetown 1
Victoriaville 3 Baie-Comeau 2 (SO)Tuesday
All Times EasternShawinigan at Québec, 7 p.m.
SCORING LEADERS
GAPts
A. Lafreniere, Rim 29 70 99
C. Pare, Rim 35 47 82
A. Khovanov, Mon 28 54 82
E. Sokolov, Cap 40 41 81
Not including Monday’s gamesOHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
GP W L OL SL GF GA Pts
CENTRAL DIVISION
Sudbury 55 29 25 1 0 221 211 59
Barrie 53 25 23 3 2 188 210 55
Mississauga 55 24 26 4 1 197 201 53
Niagara 55 17 33 4 1 176 274 39
North Bay 54 13 38 3 0 161 280 29
EAST DIVISION
x-Ottawa 52 42 9 0 1 247 141 85
x-Peterborough56 33 20 2 1 215 188 69
Oshawa 54 28 18 4 4 207 202 64
Hamilton 55 23 25 6 1 212 224 53
Kingston 54 17 33 2 2 178 245 38
WESTERN CONFERENCE
GP W L OL SL GF GA Pts
WEST DIVISION
Flint 54 35 17 1 1 241 212 72
Saginaw 54 34 16 2 2 237 195 72
Windsor 52 32 15 5 0 222 199 69
S.S. Marie 56 25 29 2 0 224 232 52
Sarnia 55 18 31 5 1 220 270 42
MIDWEST DIVISION
London 53 37 14 1 1 228 167 76
Kitchener 55 34 14 5 2 228 184 75
Guelph 54 28 19 2 5 185 171 63
Owen Sound 54 26 21 4 3 206 176 59
Erie 54 23 20 4 7 196 199 57
x— clinched playoff berth
Monday
Barrie 5 Kingston 2
Erie 4 Mississauga 0
Flint 12 Sarnia 7
Guelph 3 Sault Ste. Marie 2
Kitchener 7 Hamilton 6
London 4 Ottawa 2
Oshawa 4 Owen Sound 3 (OT)
Peterborough 5 Sudbury 2
Sunday
North Bay 3 Mississauga 2 (OT)
Sudbury 7 Niagara 1
Windsor 3 Ottawa 2 (SO)
Tuesday
All Times Eastern
Sarnia at Windsor, 7:05 p.m.
SCORING LEADERS
GAPts
M. Rossi, Ott 33 66 99
C. Perfetti, Sag 34 63 97
P. Tomasino, Osh 38 57 95
WHL
WESTERN CONFERENCE
GP W L OL SL GF GA Pts
B.C. DIVISION
x-Kamloops 55 35 16 3 1 231 146 74
Victoria 55 29 20 5 1 154 160 64
Vancouver 54 29 20 3 2 163 140 63
Kelowna 54 24 26 2 2 148 179 52
Prince George 53 16 30 3 4 117 171 39
U.S. DIVISION
x-Portland 54 39 8 3 4 231 137 85
x-Everett 52 36 12 3 1 179 124 76
Spokane 55 32 18 4 1 212 163 69
Seattle 54 21 27 3 3 151 203 48
Tri-City 53 16 32 4 1 136 244 37EASTERN CONFERENCE
GP W L OL SL GF GA Pts
EAST DIVISION
Winnipeg 55 34 20 1 0 208 182 69
Prince Albert 55 30 16 5 4 181 140 69
Brandon 55 30 20 3 2 197 153 65
Saskatoon 55 28 22 2 3 177 179 61
Regina 53 19 29 3 2 157 215 43
Moose Jaw52 12 36 4 0 124 241 28
CENTRAL DIVISION
x-Edmonton 55 37 9 6 3 205 144 83
x-Lethbridge 55 34 14 2 5 220 162 75
Medicine Hat 55 34 18 2 1 231 169 71
Calgary 54 31 18 4 1 186 159 67
Red Deer 56 20 31 2 3 158 226 45
Swift Current 53 10 39 1 3 113 242 24
x — clinched playoff berth
MondayBrandon 2 Regina 1
Winnipeg 4 Medicine Hat 2
Edmonton 5 Lethbridge 3
Vancouver 3 Seattle 2
Red Deer 4 Prince George 2
Kamloops 7 Victoria 6 (OT)
Calgary 6 Kelowna 5 (OT)Sunday
Portland 11 Moose Jaw 2Tuesday
All Times Eastern
Regina at Prince Albert, 8 p.m.
Moose Jaw at Seattle, 10:05 p.m.
SCORING LEADERS
GAPts
A. Beckman, SPO 41 51 92
J. Hamblin, MH 33 49 82
S. Jarvis, POR 33 48 81
Z. Franklin, KAM 27 52 79
D. Cozens, LET 32 40 72
Not including Monday’s gamesGP W L OL SL GF GA Pts GP W L OL SL GF GA PtsMonday
Arizona 2 NY Islanders 1
Florida 5 San Jose 3
Calgary 6 Anaheim 4
Vegas 3 Washington 2
Tampa Bay at Colorado
Sunday
Pittsburgh 5 Detroit 1
Boston 3 NY Rangers 1
Edmonton 4 Carolina 3 (OT)
Anaheim 5 Vancouver 1
Nashville 2 St. Louis 1
New Jersey 4 Columbus 3 (SO)
Ottawa 4 Dallas 3 (OT)
Buffalo 5 Toronto 2
Winnipeg 3 Chicago 2
Tuesday
All Times Eastern
Toronto at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Columbus at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Buffalo at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
Carolina at Nashville, 8 p.m.
New Jersey at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Note:the top three teams per division and the two next-best records in the conference
qualify for the playoffs; a winning team is credited with two points and a victory in the
Wcolumn; a team losing in overtime or shootout receives one point, which is registered
in the respective OL or SL column.
Milwaukee 46 8 .852 —
Toronto 40 15 .727 61 / 2
Boston 38 16 .704 8
Miami 35 19 .648 11
Philadelphia 34 21 .618 12^1 / 2
Indiana 32 23 .582 14^1 / 2
Brooklyn 25 28 .472 20^1 / 2
Orlando 24 31 .436 22^1 / 2
Washington 20 33 .377 25^1 / 2
Chicago 19 36 .345 27^1 / 2
Charlotte 18 36 .333 28
Detroit 19 38 .333 28^1 / 2
New York 17 38 .309 29^1 / 2
Atlanta 15 41 .268 32
Cleveland 14 40 .259 32L.A. Lakers 41 12 .774 —
Denver 38 17 .691 4
L.A. Clippers 37 18 .673 5
Utah 36 18 .667 51 / 2
Houston 34 20 .630 71 / 2
Dallas 33 22 .600 9
Oklahoma City 33 22 .600 9
Memphis 28 26 .519 13^1 / 2
Portland 25 31 .446 17^1 / 2
San Antonio 23 31 .426 18^1 / 2
New Orleans 23 32 .418 19
Phoenix 22 33 .400 20
Sacramento 21 33 .389 20^1 / 2
Minnesota 16 37 .302 25
Golden State 12 43 .218 30
Feb. 17-19
No Games Scheduled.2020 ALL-STAR GAME
At Chicago
SundayTeam LeBron 157 Team Giannis 155Thursday
All Times EasternMilwaukee at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Miami at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Brooklyn at Philadelphia, 8 p.m.
Charlotte at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Memphis at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
SCORING LEADERS Houston at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
GAPts
Leon Draisaitl, Edm 34 61 95
David Pastrnak, Bos 42 40 82
Connor McDavid, Edm 30 51 81
Nathan MacKinnon, Col 32 48 80
Artemi Panarin, NYR 29 49 78
Jack Eichel, Buf 33 41 74
Patrick Kane, Chi 27 47 74
Brad Marchand, Bos 23 51 74
Nikita Kucherov, TB 28 44 72
Auston Matthews, Tor 42 29 71
Jonathan Huberdeau, Fla 21 49 70
John Carlson, Wash 15 54 69
Steven Stamkos, TB 26 35 61
Not including Monday’s gamesBETFRED SUPER LEAGUE
WEEK THREE
MP W L D PF PA Pt
St Helens 3 2 1 0 80 45 4
Wigan 3 2 1 0 60 36 4
Huddersfield2 2 0 0 44 22 4
Hull 3 2 1 0 73 52 4
Castleford 3 2 1 0 62 58 4
Leeds 2 1 1 0 56 40 2
Warrington 3 1 2 0 37 34 2
Perpignan 2 1 1 0 48 50 2
Wakefield 2 1 1 0 30 38 2
Hull Kingston 3 1 2 0 56 89 2
Salford 3 1 2 0 42 76 2
To ro n to 3 0 3 0 3 6 8 4 0
Sunday
Wakefield 18 Warrington 8
Hull 18 St. Helens 32WEEK FOURFriday, Feb. 21
All Times Eastern
Castleford vs. Wakefield, 2:45 p.m.
Hull Kingston vs. Huddersfield, 2:45 p.m.
Warrington vs. Toronto, 2:45 p.m.Saturday, Feb. 22
Salford vs. Leeds, 9 a.m.Sunday, Feb. 23
Wigan vs. Hull, 10 a.m.ATP TOUR
ABN AMRO AHOY OPENAt Rotterdam, Netherlands
Sunday
SINGLES — CHAMPIONSHIP
Gael Monfils (3), France, def.Felix
Auger-Aliassime, Montreal,6-2, 6-4.DOUBLES — CHAMPIONSHIP
Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues
Herbert (2), France, def. Henri Kontinen,
Finland, and Jan-Lennard Struff,
Germany, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 10-7.
RIO OPENMonday
At Rio de Janeiro, BrazilSINGLES — ROUND OF 32
Pablo Andujar, Spain, def. Fernando
Verdasco (9), Spain, 6-3, 6-3.
Federico Delbonis, Argentina, def.
Roberto Carballes Baena, Spain, 6-2, 6-
4.
Cristian Garin (3), Chile, def. Andrej
Martin, Slovakia, 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (5).
Pedro Martinez, Spain, def. Hugo
Dellien, Bolivia, 3-6, 6-2, 7-5.
Thiago Seyboth Wild, Brazil, def.
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Spain, 5-7,
7-6 (3), 7-5.WTA TOUR
DUBAI TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPSMonday
At Dubai, United Arab EmiratesSINGLES — ROUND OF 32
Elise Mertens, Belgium, def. Wang
Qiang, China, 6-3, 6-0.
Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic, def.
Amanda Anisimova, United States, 7-6
(3), 2-6, 6-4.
Ons Jabeur, Tunisia, def. Alison Riske,
United States, 7-6 (3), 1-6, 6-3.
Garbine Muguruza (9), Spain, def. Kim
Clijsters, Belgium, 6-2, 7-6 (6).
Marketa Vondrousova, Czech Republic,
def. Anastasija Sevastova, Latvia, 6-3, 6-
2.DOUBLES — ROUND OF 32
Duan Ying-Ying, China, and Veronika
Kudermetova (7), Russia, def. Viktorija
Golubic and Jil Teichmann, Switzerland,
6-0, 6-1.
Lyudmyla Kichenok and Nadiia
Kichenok, Ukraine, def. Yaroslava
Shvedova, Kazakhstan, and Darija
Jurak, Croatia, 4-6, 6-2, 10-4.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Sofia
Kenin, United States, def. Monique
Adamczak, Australia, and Yana
Sizikova, Russia, 6-0, 7-5.
Zhaoxuan Yang, China, and Makoto
Ninomiya, Japan, def. Julia Goerges,
Germany, and Simona Halep, Romania,
6-2, 6-1.
Kveta Peschke, Czech Republic, and
Demi Schuurs (6), Netherlands, def.
Kirsten Flipkens and Alison van
Uytvanck, Belgium, 6-3, 6-1.Canada’s Félix Auger-Aliassime re-
turned to the top 20 in the world
rankings on Monday after reaching
the final of the ABN AMRO World
Tennis Tournament.
The 19-year-old from Montreal, who
dropped a 6-2, 6-4 decision to Gaël
Monfils of France in Sunday’s final,
rose three positions to No. 18 in this
week’s ATP Tour rankings list.
Auger-Aliassime reached a career-
high No. 17 last October.
Denis Shapovalov of Richmond
Hill, Ont., who lost his first-round
match to Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov
last week in Rotterdam, rose one spot
to No. 15. The Canadian reached a
career-high No. 13 last month.
Novak Djokovic owns the No. 1
position ahead of Spain’s Rafael Nadal
and Switzerland’s Roger Federer. Milos
Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., fell five
spots to No. 37 and Vancouver’s Vasek
Pospisil jumped six spots to No. 98.
In the WTA Tour rankings, Bianca
Andreescu of Mississauga rose one
position to No. 5. Switzerland’s Belin-
da Bencic moved up one spot to No. 4
while the top three, with Australia’s
Ash Barty at No. 1, was unchanged.
Andreescu hasn’t played a compet-
itive match since injuring her left
knee at the WTA Finals in October.
She’s entered in the Feb. 23-29
Qatar Total Open, but it’s unclear
whether she’ll be ready to play. An-
dreescu pulled out of this week’s
tournament in Dubai because of the
knee injury.
THECANADIANPRESSAUGER-ALIASSIMEBACKINTOP20AFTERREACHINGROTTERDAMFINAL
MOOSE JAWManitoba’s Kerri Ei-
narson defeated Northern Ontario’s
Krista McCarville 8-7 on Monday
morning to remain unbeaten at the
Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
Einarson made a hit for two
points in the 10th end for the victory
to move into a first-place tie with
Alberta’s Laura Walker at 3-0 in Pool
A.
Canada’s Chelsea Carey needed an
extra end to get by Quebec’s Noémie
Verreault 9-7.
Carey was tied with McCarville
and Saskatchewan’s Robyn Silverna-
gle at 2-1 after six draws of round-
robin play.
In other early games, Nova Sco-
tia’s Mary-Anne Arsenault defeated
Yukon’s Hailey Birnie 10-4, and KerryGalusha of the Northwest Territories
walloped Erica Curtis of Newfoun-
dland and Labrador 14-2.
Arsenault moved into a five-way
tie for first place in the Pool B stand-
ings at 2-1.
She was tied with Prince Edward
Island’s Suzanne Birt, Ontario’s Ra-
chel Homan, Team Wild Card’s Jen-
nifer Jones and British Columbia’s
Corryn Brown.
Two more draws were scheduled
for later in the day at Mosaic Place.
Preliminary round-robin play
continues through Wednesday eve-
ning.
The championship round starts
Thursday and the final is set for
Sunday.
THE CANADIAN PRESSEINARSONMOVESTO3-0ATSCOTTIESWITHWINOVERMCCARVILLE