Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) won
8-6 over
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Masters of Curling, held October 28 - November 2, 2014 in Selkirk, Manitoba. To advance to the championship game, Gushue won
6-5 over
John Epping (Toronto, ON) in the semifinals of the 2014 Masters of Curling in Selkirk, Manitoba; and won
5-4 over
Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals.
Gushue finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gushue lost
5-3 to
Stoughton, then responded with a
6-4 win over
Thomas Ulsrud (Oslo, NOR). Gushue won
5-2 against
Glenn Howard (Penetanguishene, ON), then won
7-3 against
Epping in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Masters of Curling Championship title, Gushue earned
40.000 world rankings points along with the $24,500CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 3rd place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
287.133 total points. Gushue ranks 3rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
105.000 points earned so far this season.
