Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) won
7-3 over
Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Tim Hortons Brier, held February 29 - March 8, 2020 in Kingston, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Gushue won
7-6 over
Matt Dunstone (Regina, SK) in the semifinals of the 2020 Tim Hortons Brier in Kingston, Ontario;
Gushue finished 8-3 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gushue defeated
Jason Gunnlaugson (Morris, MB) 8-4, then won
5-2 against
Jamie Murphy (Halifax, NS). Gushue went on to lose
3-2 against
Bottcher. Gushue responded with a
7-6 win over
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste. Marie, NONT). Gushue won
7-3 against
Jake Higgs (Iqaluit, NU), then won
11-8 against
Bryan Cochrane (Cornwall, PEI) and
10-4 against
Alek Bedard (Lacolle, QC). Gushue won
7-4 against
Kevin Koe (Calgary, CAN). Gushue went on to lose
8-4 against
John Epping (Toronto, ON). Gushue responded with a
5-3 win over
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB). Gushue went on to lose
6-5 against
Dunstone in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Tim Hortons Brier Championship title, Gushue earned
85.928 world rankings points along with the $105,000CDN first prize cheque. Gushue move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 74.903 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 3rd overall with
395.747 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Gushue ranks 3rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
395.747 points earned so far this season.
