Canada's Jacobs wins Pan Continental curling title earns world berth

Team Brad Jacobs of Canada won the men’s title at the 2025 United States Steel Pan Continental Curling Championships Sunday, defeating John Shuster’s United States rink 7-3 at the Iron Trail Motors Event Center in Virginia, Minnesota. The victory completed an unbeaten week for Jacobs’ Calgary-based team and secured Canada a place among the top qualifiers from the region for next year’s world championships.

The final opened cautiously, with three blank ends before Canada scored a single in the fourth. The United States answered with a two in the fifth to take a 2-1 lead, but Canada replied with a deuce in the sixth to go ahead 3-2. The Americans drew a single in the eighth to tie the game 3-3. With the hammer in the ninth, Jacobs converted for two to move ahead 5-3, and Canada then stole two in the 10th to seal the 7-3 result.

Jacobs said the team’s composure was critical. It was just a game of patience, he said, adding that managing emotions after missed opportunities earlier in the match helped them finish strongly. The victory is Canada’s third Pan Continental gold in the event’s four-year history. The Pan Continental field also served as a qualifier for next year’s world...