Calgary's Brad Jacobs falls 6-5 in Victoria curling semifinal
Yannick Schwaller's Swiss rink eliminated Jacobs with a two-point steal in the eighth end, setting up an all-European men's final at the GSOC Co-Op Invitational.
Brad Jacobs' Calgary-based curling team was eliminated from the GSOC Co-Op Invitational in Victoria on Saturday, falling 6-5 to Yannick Schwaller's Swiss foursome in the men's semifinal. Schwaller scored two points with hammer in the eighth end to seal the win and advance to Sunday's final.
Schwaller will face Norway's Magnus Ramsfjell, who beat Philipp Hoesli's Swiss squad 7-4 in the other men's semifinal, scoring deuces in the seventh and eighth ends.
On the women's side, Kerri Einarson's Gimli, Man.-based rink advanced to Sunday's final after an 8-4 win over Eun-Ji Gim of Korea. Einarson trailed 4-2 after three ends but tied the game with a deuce in the fourth, stole singles in the fifth and sixth, and sealed the victory with a two-point steal in the seventh. She will meet Kyeong-Ae Kim of Korea, who held off Xenia Schwaller's Swiss team 7-6, in the women's final.
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