Christina Black's curling team from Nova Scotia has advanced to the semifinal at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder Bay, Ont., with an 8-7 win over Alberta's Kayla Skrlik.

Kerri Einarson and Team Manitoba have earned another shot at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts title — and they’ll just have to take down the world No. 1 to win it all.

Kerri Einarson, the four-time Scotties Tournament of Champions, will get a shot at title No. 5, after beating Nova Scotia’s Christina Black 9-8 in Sunday’s semifinal, setting up battle of the titans in the finale against defending champion Rachel Homan.

The superstar skip from Ontario, representing Team Canada, secured a spot in Sunday’s final at the national curling championship after a sensational effort on Saturday evening as she downed Manitoba’s Kerri Einarson 8-4 in nine ends in the 1-2 page playoff.

Kerri Einarson's curling team from Manitoba advanced to the final of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts with a 9-8 semifinal win over Nova Scotia's Christina Black.

Rachel Homan’s team went undefeated to win the 2024 Scotties, and now they’re one win away from repeating the feat.

Kerri Einarson won her opening playoff game to setup a matchup against Rachel Homan for a place in Sunday's Scotties final.

While defending champion Rachel Homan, Alberta’s Kayla Skrlik and B.C.’s Corryn Brown secured spots early in Pool A, the three playoff teams from Pool B remained in flux heading into the final draw