 Sault Ste. Marie's Brad Jacobs continued their unbeaten streak, will face Toronto's John Epping Monday morning. Jacobs with Marc Kennedy at third, E.J. Harnden at second and Ryan Harnden at lead came through the A-event bracket, winning three games to reach the playoff round. The three wins extended Jacobs' winning streak to ten games following their undefeated victory at the Oakville Labour Day Classic last weekend. Jacobs opened with a 7-2 win over Edmonton's Karsten Sturmay, then dropped Korey Dropkin (Duluth, Minn) 8-3 before winning 6-5 over Regina's Matt Dunstone. Jacobs is joined out of A-side of the 22-team Triple knockout event by Scotland's Bruce Mouat, who won 8-2 over Colton Flasch (Saskatoon) to book their spot into the 8-team playoff bracket.
Winnipeg's Mike McEwen came through the B-event bracket, defeating Flasch 9-6 in the B-Qualifier, while Scotland's Ross Whyte knocked off countrymates Team Paterson, skipped by Kyle Waddell 5-3. Glenn Howard of Penetanguishene handed Paterson another qualifying game loss, this time 7-1 in the C-Qualifiers Sunday evening, while Dunstone defeated Mark Kean of Woodstock 8-5. Winnipeg's Jason Gunnlaugson won 6-2 over Dropkin, while Epping knocked out Flasch 6-1. Games will continue Monday from the Oakville Curling Club with the Quarterfinals at 8:30 am. The Semifinals will go at 11:30 am, with the Championship game played at 2:30 pm. A limited number of tickets will be available to be ordered through the Oakville Curling Club website at www.oakvillecurlingclub.com. Scores will be updated at www.curlingzone.com with links to the host broadcast streaming.
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