Jacobs, Koe reach Champions Cup playoffs

CALGARY — Brad Jacobs of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., secured his team’s playoff spot at the Champions Cup on Friday with a 5-1 win over Winnipeg’s Team Carruthers, skipped by Braeden Moskowy, during the final round-robin draw of the Grand Slam of Curling event.

Jacobs (3-1) advanced to the quarter-finals and will battle Winnipeg’s Mike McEwen today.

Also, Calgary’s Kevin Koe (3-1) qualified for the playoffs with a 7-3 victory in just five ends over Sweden’s Niklas Edin. Koe will take on former teammate John Morris (3-1) of Vernon in the quarter-finals.

Meanwhile, Toronto’s John Epping defeated American John Shuster 5-3 as they both stay in the mix with 2-2 records. The teams will meet again Saturday morning in the tiebreakers alongside Edin against Saskatoon’s Steve Laycock.

Brad Gushue (4-0) of St. John’s, N.L., and Peter de Cruz of Switzerland await the tiebreaker winners. De Cruz (3-1) locked down the No. 2 seed.