Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste. Marie, NO) lost
4-3 to
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) in the Final of the Tim Hortons Curling Trials, held November 20 - 28, 2021 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. To advance to the championship game, Jacobs won
8-3 over
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) in the semifinals of the 2021 Tim Hortons Curling Trials in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan;
Jacobs finished 7-1 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Jacobs defeated
John Epping (Toronto, ON) 9-3, then won
7-6 against
Matt Dunstone (Regina, SK) and
5-2 against
Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB). Jacobs went on to lose
7-6 against
Gushue. Jacobs responded with a
7-5 win over
Jason Gunnlaugson (Winnipeg, MB). Jacobs won
7-3 against
Koe, then won
9-5 against
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) and
12-5 against
Tanner Horgan (Kingston, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Tim Hortons Curling Trials, Jacobs take home
74.239 world rankings points. Jacobs gained 28.95 points improving upon their best 3 events, though dropped 1 spots on the
World Ranking Standings into 2ndplace overall with
434.629 total points. Jacobs ranks 3rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
192.746 points earned so far this season.
