Yesterday Keith and I had a draw in our Pairs game and had to play a deciding end.  No one seemed to know for sure what the rules were for this, so I thought I would look them up and post.  As it happened we did eventually agree on the correct rule.  e.g. We tossed a coin, they won and gave the mat to us.

A drawn game in a knockout (eliminating) competition

45.1  In a knockout (eliminating) competition with a fixed number of ends, if the scores are equal when all ends have been played, an extra end should be played to decide the result.

45.2  The managers in a side game (or, in their absence, representatives of the sides), skips in a team game or opponents in Singles should toss a coin and the winner will decide who should play first as described in laws 18.2.2 and 18.2.3.

45.3  The extra end should be played from where the previous end was completed.

45.4  If an extra end is completed and the scores are still equal, another extra end should be played.

45.5  If more than one extra end is needed, the managers or representatives, skips or opponents should again toss a coin, and the winner will decide who should play first.

45.6  If an extra end is declared dead, law 31.3 will apply.

Tossing for opening play

18.2.2  The winner of the toss should choose whether to:

18.2.2.1 place the mat and then deliver the jack and the first bowl; or
18.2.2.2 tell the opposing player to place the mat and deliver the jack and the first bowl (the opposing player cannot refuse).

18.2.3  The option chosen by the manager or representative who wins the toss in a side game will apply to all teams or Singles players (or a combination of teams and Singles players) who make up the side.