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Canada's Kevin Koe comes from behind to win Grand Slam of Curling Players' Championship

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Kevin Koe came from behind for a 5-4 win over Yannick Schwaller of Switzerland on Sunday in Toronto to win the Players' Championship — his fifth Grand Slam of Curling title as a skip.

The 48-year-old Koe was losing 4-2 in the eighth end with one shot to go and thinking time running out, but he pulled off a triple takeout for the thrilling comeback victory at the Mattamy Athletic Centre.

Koe's Calgary rink features lead Karrick Martin, second Brad Thiessen and third Tyler Tardi. WATCH l Koe wins Players' Championship with last shot: Koe did something similar on Saturday by edging fellow Canadian Brad Gushue.

Koe ended up on top with a 7-6 win despite being down 6-4 before his final shot. In the women's championship final, Swedish skip Isabella Wrana captured her first title in the event by edging Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni 6-5. WATCH l Wrana defeats Tirinzoni for women's title:

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