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Canada's skip Brad Jacobs (right) and Marc Kennedy react during their semifinal match against Scotland at the World Men's Curling Championship in Moose Jaw, Sask. on Saturday April 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Canada’s Brad Jacobs into men’s final at Pan Continental Curling Championships

Oct 25, 2025 | 4:52 PM

VIRGINIA — Canada’s Brad Jacobs is through to the men’s gold-medal game at the Pan Continental Curling Championships after posting a narrow 5-4 semifinal win over China on Saturday.

Vice-skip Marc Kennedy, who curled a perfect game, hit a triple-takeout to blank the ninth end with the score tied 4-4.

Then, with the hammer in the final end, the Calgary-based rink was able to control the four-foot ring and score the winning point.

Sunday’s final will be a rematch of Canada and the United States, who advanced with a 9-3 win over Japan.

Canada beat the U.S. 6-5 in Friday’s final draw to post a perfect record in the round robin.

Defending champion Rachel Homan of Canada and her Ottawa-based rink beat the United States 8-3 in a women’s semifinal Saturday night. She’ll face China’s Team Rui Wang in Sunday’s final.

It’ll be a second straight Sunday final for Team Homan, which won its record 19th Grand Slam championship last weekend in Nisku, Alta.

China, 7-0 in the round robin, defeated South Korea’s Team Eunji Gim 6-5 in an extra end in the other semifinal.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 25, 2025.

The Canadian Press