SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — A tough way to go out at the National for John Epping.

The Toronto skip held a 7-4 lead through seven ends on Saturday, but South Korea's Chang-Min Kim scored three in the eighth and a single in an extra to advance to the final on the third stop of the Grand Slam of Curling circuit with an 8-7 victory.

Kim will play Scotland's Bruce Mouat in the championship draw. Mouat earned his spot in the final with a 6-4 semifinal win against Winnipeg's Mike McEwen.

The women's final will see Winnipeg's Jennifer Jones against Casey Scheidegger of Lethbridge, Alta.

Jones scored a single in the eighth end to beat Calgary's Chelsea Carey 6-5 while Scheidegger toppled Tracy Fleury of Sudbury, Ont., 7-4.

The finals go Sunday.