Defending champion Don Bartley was eliminated in the opening round of the Brokerlink Insurance Grey Bruce Major Curling League playoffs.
Bartley fell 7-5 in an extra end to 6th seed Scott Ballantyne.
Number one seed Al Hutchinson defeated Steve Gregg 9-4 to advance. Second seed Jeff Thomson beat Tom Slumskie 7-4 and fourth seed AJ Shumaker defeated Les Shane 7-3.
The semi-finals and final will be played next Wednesday at the Port Elgin Curling Club. The semis start at 6:30 p.m. with the final scheduled for 9:15 p.m.
Spectators are welcome free of charge.
The match-ups are: Semi-Finals Hutchinson (1) vs Shumaker (4) Ballantyne (6) vs Thomson (2) B Side Shane vs Gregg Slumskie vs Bartley
