Canada’s Brad Jacobs extended his winning streak to 3-0 at the Pan Continental Curling Championships by defeating South Korea 14-6 in Virginia, Minn. The game was tied 5-5 after five ends, but Jacobs and his team from Calgary took control with a four-point lead in the sixth end and added five more points in the eighth. Despite a strong start by South Korea’s Soo-Hyuk Kim, the Canadian team’s performance led by Jacobs, vice-skip Marc Kennedy, second Brett Gallant, and lead Ben Hebert shooting at a combined 93%, with Kennedy excelling at 95%. Canada will face New Zealand’s Sean Becker (0-3) later at the Iron Range Motors Event Center.
On the women’s side, Ottawa’s Rachel Homan (2-1) secured a 9-3 victory over Mexico’s Adriana Camarena (0-3), setting the pace with three points in the first end. Homan is scheduled to compete twice on Thursday against South Korea’s Eunji Gim (1-2) and China’s Rui Wang (3-0). The Pan Continental event serves as a regional qualifier for the 2026 Men’s and Women’s World Championships.
