Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, NONT) won
5-4 over
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) in the Final Jacobs advanced directly to the championship game after finishing first in the preliminary round. of the Home Hardware Canada Cup of Curling, held December 5 - 9, 2018 in Estevan, Saskatchewan.
Jacobs finished 5-1 in the 7-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Jacobs defeated
Koe 9-5, then won
8-4 against
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) and
5-4 against
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB). Jacobs won
7-4 against
Matt Dunstone (Regina, SK), then won
7-4 against
John Epping (Toronto, ON). Jacobs went on to lose
7-6 against
Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Home Hardware Canada Cup of Curling Championship title, Jacobs earned
86.705 world rankings points along with the $24,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 3 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 4th place overall with
438.431 total points. Jacobs ranks 2nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
293.914 points earned so far this season.
