Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) won
6-5 over
Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK) in the Final of the Canadian Open, held December 9 - 14, 2014 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. To advance to the championship game, Gushue won
5-4 over
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) in the semifinals of the 2014 Canadian Open in Yorkton, Saskatchewan; and won
7-5 over
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, NONT) in the quarterfinals. of the 2014 Canadian Open in Yorkton, Saskatchewan;
Gushue finished 3-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gushue defeated
Jim Cotter (Kelowna/Vernon, BC) 7-6, then won
6-3 against
Glenn Howard (Penetanguishene, ON). Gushue went on to lose
7-3 against
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB). Gushue lost
7-3 to
Jacobs where Gushue responded with a
6-4 win over
John Morris (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Canadian Open Championship title, Gushue earned
40.000 world rankings points along with the $25,000CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 3rd place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
342.133 total points. Gushue ranks 3rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
160.000 points earned so far this season.
