It was another two-win day for Brad Jacobs and his Canadian teammates at the 2025 BKT World Men’s Curling Championship on Wednesday.
The Jacobs rink, which includes third Marc Kennedy, second Brett Gallant, and lead Ben Hebert moved to 7-1 and now sit alone at the top of the standings as the round robin nears its conclusion.
Jacobs opened action on Wednesday with an 8-3 win over Norway, skipped by Magnus Ramsfjell.
After Norway took a 2-1 lead through three ends with each team grabbing single points with the hammer, Jacobs made a draw for three in the fourth end to take the lead for good.
The teams traded singles again in the subsequent two ends to make it a 5-3 game.
Attempting a raise while facing one in the seventh end, Ramsfjell wrecked on a guard with his last shot, leading to a steal for the Canadians and a 6-3 lead.
The Canadians stole two more in the eighth end to cap off the scoring when a double attempt by Ramsfjell rolled out to make the final 8-3.
“That three-ender was big, going up 4-2, then forcing back and just controlling the scoreboard,” Jacobs said in media availability provided by Curling Canada. “Just mapping the sheet and doing the little things really well (made a difference).”
In the evening draw, the Canadian rink grabbed an 8-3 win over Czechia, skipped by Lukas Klima.
In the opening end, after Jacobs made a draw with his last to sit two and Klima was light with his last, leading to a steal of two for Canada early.
The teams then traded singles over the next four ends before Canada stole two more to make it a 6-2 game. Jacobs made a draw behind cover with his last and Klima wasn’t able to convert on a runback attempt.
After a single by the Czechs in the seventh end, the Jacobs rink tacked on two more to cap off the scoring.
“I think today was nice for us because we played two eight-end games,” said Jacobs of Wednesday’s results. “That could have been two extra-end games. We could have played six more ends today, but we didn’t. So, that’s good for our future in this event.”
Team Canada will play a pair of games on Thursday, facing China in the morning draw and Switzerland in the evening draw.