It took five games, but Sean Geall and his 琉璃神社 Curling Club team have their first victory at the 2018 in Regina.

Geall, third Jeff Richard, second Andrew Nerpin and lead Dave Harper earned a 12-6 victory over Newfoundland/Labrador鈥檚 Greg Smith Tuesday afternoon in draw 10 of the Canadian men鈥檚 curling championship at the Brandt Centre.

Trailing 4-3, Geall and Co. broke the game open with a steal of two in the fourth end and four more in the fifth.

The 琉璃神社 foursome (1-4) opened the Brier with four consecutive losses, including an 8-2 setback to the Yukon on Monday night.

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The teams are split into two eight-team pools at the Brier, with four in each making the playoff round. There is also a placement draw for teams that don鈥檛 make the playoffs.

The B.C. champs will close out the round robin with games tomorrow against Nova Scotia and the Northwest Territories, both 2-3.

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