TORONTO — Brad Jacobs of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., picked up a 7-1 victory in six ends over Winnipeg’s Jeff Stoughton in Draw 3 of the Players’ Championship Wednesday at the Mattamy Athletic Centre.
Jacobs got on a roll early taking two in the first and stealing a pair in the second to go up 4-0. Stoughton got on the board with a single in three but Jacobs matched with a point in four and slid away with steals in five and six to end the game early.
Stoughton will be stepping back from competitive curling following the event as he looks to go out on top.
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Elsewhere, Toronto’s John Epping earned a 7-3 win over Winnipeg’s Reid Carruthers. Epping scored deuces in the first and fourth ends and added a steal of one in the fifth to lead 5-1. Carruthers counted two in the sixth but Epping matched with another pair in seven.
Glenn Howard, from Penetanguishene, Ont., edged Saskatoon’s Steve Laycock 4-3 with a single in the final frame.
In the women’s division, Edmonton’s Val Sweeting (1-1) scored a single in the extra end to win 7-6 over Margaretha Sigfridsson of Sweden (0-2). Sweeting made a takeout with her final shot to count three in the first. Sigfridsson settled for a single in the second but was on a steal streak swiping points in four consecutive ends to go up 5-3. Sweeting picked up another three-ender in seven to retake the lead 6-5 but Sigfridsson tied it with a single in the eighth.
Winnipeg’s Kristy McDonald scored two in the final end to lift her rink to a 6-5 win over Sherry Middaugh, from Coldwater, Ont. Both teams now hold 1-1 records in round-robin play.
The Players’ Championship continues with Draw 4 action at 3:30 p.m. ET.
