Canada rolls to comfortable win over China at world men’s curling playdowns

By Canadian Press on April 3, 2025.

MOOSE JAW — Canada’s Brad Jacobs defeated China’s Xiaoming Xu 8-2 in the early draw at the BKT World Men’s Curling Championship.

Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert controlled the game after jumping out to an early 4-1 lead.

Canada is 8-1 in round-robin play at the Temple Gardens Centre while China is now 6-3.

The host team will play Switzerland’s Yannick Schwaller (7-2) in the evening draw.

The top six teams in the 13-team field will make the weekend playoffs.

Canada is looking to win gold at this event for the first time since Brad Gushue’s victory in 2017 in Edmonton.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 3, 2025.

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