Niklas Edin, Brad Jacobs, Kevin Koe advance to A final at Canadian Open
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. — Niklas Edin, Brad Jacobs and Kevin Koe all advanced to the A final of the triple knockout preliminary round at the Canadian Open on Wednesday, the fourth event on the Grand Slam of Curling’s schedule.
The event features a triple knockout preliminary round where teams must win three games before they lose three in order to qualify for the playoffs.
Sweden’s Edin topped Mike McEwen 7-5 in the fifth draw, scoring a deuce in the seventh end to earn the victory.
McEwen, from Winnipeg, had just defeated John Morris of Vernon, B.C., in the fourth draw. McEwen (1-1) drops to the B stage of the brackets.