Brad Gushue beats Czech Republic, Germany on opening day of men's curling worlds

Canada's Brad Gushue defeated the Czech Republic's Lukas Klima 9-8 in an extra end on Saturday at the world men's curling championship in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.

Gushue, from St. John's, made a hit-and-stick for the victory in the round-robin opener at the IWC Arena.

His team of Mark Nichols, E.J. Harnden and Geoff Walker returned to the ice a short time later and posted an 8-5 win over Germany's Marc Muskatewitz.

WATCH l Gushue downs Germany to improve to 2-0 at men's curling worlds:

Gushue will next face defending champion Bruce Mouat of Scotland, who posted a 10-3 victory over South Korea's Park Jong-duk.

In other early games, American John Shuster opened with a 5-3 win over Switzerland's Yannick Schwaller and Sweden's Niklas Edin dumped Wouter Goesgens of the Netherlands 8-1.

The top six teams in the 13-team field will qualify for the weekend playoffs. Canada is looking for its first gold medal at this event since Gushue's 2017 title in Edmonton.

WATCH l Gushue opens with extra-end victory over Czechs: