PENTICTON, B.C. — Hollie Duncan's Ontario team advanced to the championship pool at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts with an 11-8 win over Newfoundland's Stacie Curtis in Thursday's tiebreaker game.

Ontario scored three in the ninth end and a deuce in the 10th for the win at the women's national curling championship.

Ontario's Karen Sagle shot 85 per cent to lead her team. Erica Trickett led Newfoundland with 90 per cent shooting.

Duncan will play wild-card Kerri Einarson later Thursday. Einarson finished the first round-robin portion of the tournament with a 6-1 record.

Teams were split into two pools of eight for the Scotties. The top four teams from each pool advanced to the championship pool to determine the final four playoff teams.

Later Thursday, Team Canada's Michelle Englot played Nova Scotia's Mary-Anne Arsenault, B.C.'s Kesa Van Osch challenged Manitoba's Jennifer Jones and Alberta's Casey Scheidegger took on Tracy Fleury of Northern Ontario.

Competition continued Thursday night.