Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) won
8-5 over
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) in the Final of the KIOTI Tractor Champions Cup, held May 3 - 8, 2022 in Olds, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Gushue won
6-5 over
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) in the semifinals of the 2022 KIOTI Tractor Champions Cup in Olds, Alberta; and won
6-3 over
Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2022 KIOTI Tractor Champions Cup in Olds, Alberta;
Gushue finished 3-2 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gushue defeated
John Epping (Toronto, ON) 7-4, then went on to lose
5-4 against
Karsten Sturmay (Edmonton, AB). Gushue responded with a
8-2 win over
Ryan Jacques (Edmonton, AB). Gushue went on to lose
8-5 against
Koe. Gushue responded with a
7-4 win over
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the KIOTI Tractor Champions Cup Championship title, Gushue earned
74.354 world rankings points along with the $30,000CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 1st place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 23.01 after improving upon their best so far this season. Gushue ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
576.877 points earned so far this season.
