Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste. Marie, NONT) lost
7-5 to
Bruce Mouat (Stirling, SCO) in the Final of the GSOC Masters, held October 19 - 24, 2021 in Oakville, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Jacobs won
9-4 over
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) in the semifinals of the 2021 GSOC Masters in Oakville, Ontario; and won
5-4 over
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2021 GSOC Masters in Oakville, Ontario;
Jacobs finished 3-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Jacobs defeated
Yuta Matsumura (Kitami, JPN) 5-3, then went on to lose
5-4 against
Koe. Jacobs responded with a
6-4 win over
John Epping (Toronto, ON). Jacobs won
5-4 against
Jason Gunnlaugson (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the GSOC Masters, Jacobs take home
66.815 world rankings points along with the $20,000CDN prize, remaining in 1st place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 21.526 after improving upon their best so far this season. Jacobs ranks 2nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
118.507 points earned so far this season.
