Brad Jacobs (Edmonton, AB) lost
5-3 to
Bruce Mouat (Stirling, SCO) in the Final of the KIOTI National, held November 26 - December 1, 2024 in St. John, Newfoundland / Labrador. To advance to the championship game, Jacobs won
6-3 over
Ross Whyte (Stirling, SCO) in the semifinals of the 2024 KIOTI National in St. John, Newfoundland / Labrador; and won
6-5 over
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) in the quarterfinals. of the 2024 KIOTI National in St. John, Newfoundland / Labrador;
Jacobs finished 4-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Jacobs defeated
Niklas Edin (Karlstad , SWE) 7-1, then won
5-4 against
Magnus Ramsfjell (Trondheim, NOR) and
10-5 against
James Craik (Stirling, SCO). Jacobs won
6-4 against
Joel Retornaz (Cembra, ITA) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the KIOTI National, Jacobs take home
55.000 world rankings points along with the $32,000CDN prize. Jacobs move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 38.5 points improving upon their best 5 results so far this season, ranking 5th overall with
360.375 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Jacobs ranks 7th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
177.000 points earned so far this season.
