Curling minnow Brazil to face Glenn Howard in Americas Zone Challenge
The Brazilian curling team is aiming high in its effort to help grow the sport in the South American country.
Skip Marcelo Mello will take on Canada’s Glenn Howard — a four-time world champion — in the Americas Zone Challenge competition this week in London, Ont.
Howard won the first game 15-1 Thursday night. The winner of the best-of-five series will earn a berth for their country at the 2018 world men’s curling championship.
“You always learn a lot when you play with someone that’s good,” said Brazilian alternate Sergio Mitsuo Vilela. “I think that we could not ask for a better opponent. We are quite excited.”