Canada's Gushue routs Denmark to secure top seed at men's curling worldsBrad Gushue's Canadian rink nailed down a semifinal berth with an 8-6 win over Scotland's Kyle Waddell on Friday. The first-place Canadians (10-2) then secured the top seed in the evening with a 9-2 rout of Denmark's Tobias Thune.

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Canadian rink tops round-robin standings with 10-2 campaign

Gregory Strong · The Canadian Press(John Locher/The Associated Press)comments

Win or lose at this week's world men's curling championship, Brad Gushue feels his team's legacy is secure.

"I think we are the best team to ever play from the longevity that we've had and the success that we've had," Gushue said. "It's a hard argument for anybody else to make, so [a title here] would be icing on the cake for sure."

His team of vice Mark Nichols, second Brett Gallant and lead Geoff Walker has padded the resume nicely this season with a Trials win, a fourth national title in six years and an Olympic bronze.

Another medal could come this weekend after the team nailed down a semifinal berth with an 8-6 win over Scotland's Kyle Waddell on Friday. The first-place Canadians (10-2) secured the top seed in the evening with a 9-2 rout of Denmark's Tobias Thune.

WATCH l Canada's Gushue breezes past Denmark for top seed in curling worlds:

Canada's Gushue finishes curling worlds round-robin in 1st place

15 hours agoDuration 1:09Brad Gushue defeats Denmark 9-2 at the world men's curling championship. The Canadian rink completes the round-robin in first place with a 10-2 record.1:09

Three-time defending champion Niklas Edin of Sweden (9-3) closed his round-robin schedule in the afternoon with a 7-6 win over Norway's Magnus Ramsfjell 7-6. Edin earned the other direct berth to the semifinal.

Italy's Joel Retornaz and Korey Dropkin of the United States (both 7-4) have also secured playoff spots.

On the bubble to make the six-team cut entering the evening draw were Scotland, Switzerland's Yannick Schwaller and South Korea's Soo-Hyuk Kim, all at 6-5. Germany's Sixten Totzek was next at 6-6.

Teams finishing in the No. 3 through No. 6 spots will meet in qualification games Saturday for semifinal berths.

WATCH | Canada downs Scotland in final end:

Canada books berth in the semifinal after defeating Scotland

24 hours agoDuration 1:50Team Canada and skip Brad Gushue claimed an 8-6 win over Scotland Friday at the world curling championship in Las Vegas.More curling coverage

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