Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, ON) lost
4-3 to
Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Players' Championship, held April 15 - 20, 2014 in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. To advance to the championship game, Jacobs won
6-4 over
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) in the semifinals of the 2014 Players' Championship in Summerside, Prince Edward Island; and won
7-6 over
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2014 Players' Championship in Summerside, Prince Edward Island;
Jacobs finished 3-2 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Jacobs defeated
Sven Michel (Adelboden, SUI) 6-4, then went on to lose
8-5 against
John Epping (Toronto, ON). Jacobs responded with a
7-4 win over
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE). Jacobs went on to lose
7-6 against
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB). Jacobs responded with a
7-4 win over
Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Players' Championship, Jacobs take home
30.000 world rankings points along with the $16,500CDN prize, remaining in 1st place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 17.9 after improving upon their best so far this season. Jacobs ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
264.000 points earned so far this season.
