Jacobs, Jones Win Canada Cup in Estevan

Two of Canada's best curling teams came out on top after a week of curling in Estevan.

Brad Jacobs knocked off Kevin Koe 5-4 to walk away with the men's title, while Jennifer Jones won 8-5 over Kerri Einarson to take the women's title at the 2018 Canada Cup of Curling on Sunday.

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Record-Setting Performance for Jones

This was the second straight Canada Cup for Jones and she also became the first woman to win four titles with Sunday's win.

"I actually couldn't remember how many we had won," said Jones after her final win. "It's kind of fun, especially as you get to the tail-end of your career, to realize some of the records you've set or the success you've had, it really is a little bit surreal, but hopefully we'll have another one or two in us."

The win came thanks to a highlight reel shot from Jones in the ninth end as she put together a double takeout to score three points and break open a tie game.

"Huge team effort, the girls swept that from my hands and we just made it by a sliver," said Jones. "It’s always a team game and I can't say enough about my teammates. Jocelyn [Peterman, second] has just fit into the team great, we're having a ton of fun with her. Dawn [McEwen, lead] and Kaitlyn [Lawes, third] are just outstanding teammates, I really can't imagine playing without them."

Jones also had positive things to say about winning the event in Estevan, in Affinity Place, and in front of an enthusiastic local crowd.

"Being a prairie girl, we just love curling in the prairies," she said. "They just love curling here, they understand it and it's just great to come into a building where people are thoroughly enjoying the game, the atmosphere was fantastic."

First Canada Cup Title for Jacobs

The Jacobs rink has Olympic gold and a Brier title under their belt and now the team has added their first Canada Cup title to their resume.

"What a night, it couldn't have went any better," Jacobs expressed at ice level following the title win. "We got an early deuce and really controlled that game. I'm just really proud of the way that the three guys in front of me played all week...just a great week all around.

"We controlled our emotions very well. That was the most relaxed I've ever seen our team in a final, at least in a long time," said Jacobs. "That's one of the things we've been working on the most lately, is controlling our emotions and not letting them control us, and we did a great job of that tonight."

Jacobs got a two-point start in the first end and that gave them an advantage that they held right through until the ninth end. Koe scored a steal of one in the ninth, but Jacobs used the hammer and responded with a single in the tenth for the win.

Things then got heated during the fifth end of the match. Koe released his final shot as time was running out, but it was ruled to be too late. The rock went the length of the ice and a frustrated Ben Hebert, the second on the Koe rink, exploded about the call, arguing his team's case heatedly and explicitly to the umpire, and to Team Jacobs.

The event was field testing a new timing system, as instead of the standard 38 minutes of thinking time per game, teams were allotted four minutes per end for the first half, and 4 minutes and 15 seconds per end in the second half of the game.

"We took a timeout… and (the official) told us we had 11 seconds, and they didn't correct the clock," said Koe following the match. "I mean, I know I missed my shot in five, but we could have probably communicated better.

"That's probably not why we lost the game, but that's a big thing. We could have been tied up, we could have swept that difference to still get our deuce there. BJ wasn't even paying attention, because the other official was calling him over."

Both winners receive around $20,000 in cash and spots in the 2021 Road to the Roar Olympic Pre-Trials and the World Curling Federation World Cup.