Liveblogging the World Curling Championships

I get the CBC here in Seattle, and they often carry curling on the weekends. Today it's the final of the men's world championship with Canada's Kevin Martin facing Scotland's David Murdoch.

12:24: 1st end was a blank, Canada stole one in the 2nd. The third end just finished with Scotland scoring 1 and giving up the hammer. Score is tied at one all.

12:31: 4th end is looking to be a blank. For the uninitiated, when you have "the hammer" it means that you get to throw the last rock, which is an advantage. Generally you want to score two or more when you have the hammer. If it looks like you'll only score one, you generally prefer to score none to keep last rock advantage.

12:34: 4th end is a blank. Canada keeps the hammer. Score is still one all.

12:40: Canada setting up to score in the fifth.

12:43: Scotland picks their own stone, Canada lying two.

12:48: Scotland, faced with a tough double peel on their second to last stone, chooses the easier hit and roll, but leaves their shot stone exposed.

12:53: Scotland plays a great hit and roll to lie shot. Martin barely makes a tap, clearing Scotland's stone to score two. His hit was a lot thinner than he was hoping for, and I thought he'd only get one, but he stuck it for two. Score is 3-1 after 5 ends. Scotland has the hammer.

12:58: 6th end underway. The announcer says that since 2000, Martin is 28-0 when up 2 without the hammer after 5.

1:08: The 6th is a blank. 3-1 Canada, Scotland keeps the hammer.

1:15: Great sweeping from team Canada!

1:22: Martin misses his double, Scotland has a shot at two.

1:25: Murdoch's first stone is good, to the top of the four foot. Martin will try to hit and roll to the button to lie buried.

1:26: Martin's hit and roll looks perfect! Canada may steal?

1:28: Murdoch tries a very difficult in-off for two, but misses it thick. Canada steals one! Canada now up 4-1 after 7. Correction: it was an angle raise, not an in-off.

1:41: Martin plays a heavy peel with his last rock, rolling across the rings and behind one of Scotland's rocks to lie shot.

1:45: Murdoch clears Canada's rock to score their deuce. 4-3 after 8, Canada has the hammer.

1:56: Murdoch's first stone in the 9th wrecks on his guard. Canada lying shot, though exposed. Good chance to Canada to score two.

2:01: Martin's first stone is heavy, leaving an out for Murdoch. Murdoch throws a freeze, and lies shot. Martin has a shot for three, will likely get two.

2:02: Canada scores one for sure, but the officials will have to measure the second...

2:04: Canada gets their deuce! 6-3 Canada going into the 10th.

2:13: Martin with an easy out-turn hit for the championship... and he makes it! Canada wins!