Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) won
4-3 over
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste. Marie, NO) in the Final Gushue advanced directly to the championship game after finishing first in the preliminary round. of the Tim Hortons Curling Trials, held November 20 - 28, 2021 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Gushue finished 7-1 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gushue defeated
Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) 6-4, then won
7-3 against
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) and
8-6 against
John Epping (Toronto, ON). Gushue won
7-6 against
Jacobs, then won
9-4 against
Matt Dunstone (Regina, SK). Gushue went on to lose
7-6 against
Jason Gunnlaugson (Winnipeg, MB). Gushue responded with a
10-1 win over
Tanner Horgan (Kingston, ON). Gushue won
6-4 against
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Tim Hortons Curling Trials Championship title, Gushue earned
101.234 world rankings points. Gushue move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 49.89 points improving upon their best 3 results so far this season, ranking 1st overall with
442.466 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Gushue ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
244.593 points earned so far this season.
