Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) lost
6-4 to
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, NONT) in the Final of the Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 1, held November 5 - 10, 2019 in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. To advance to the championship game, Gushue won
6-3 over
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) in the semifinals of the 2019 Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 1 in Pictou County, Nova Scotia; and won
4-3 over
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) in the quarterfinals.
Gushue finished 4-0 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gushue defeated
Scott McDonald (Kingston, ON) 6-4, then won
7-3 against
Edin and
6-2 against
Glenn Howard (Penetanguishene , ON). Gushue won
8-4 against
John Epping (Toronto, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Kioti Tractor Tour Challenge Tier 1, Gushue take home
59.462 world rankings points along with the $18,000CDN prize, moving up 4 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 5th place overall with
429.800 total points. Gushue ranks 3rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
193.946 points earned so far this season.
