The reigning Olympic champion rink of Brad Jacobs beat skip Mark Nichols and Team Gushue 6-5 in a close game on Saturday afternoon at the Grand Slam of Curling Masters in Okotoks, Alta.
Team Jacobs is victorious over Team Gushue at @grandslamcurl
FINAL SCORE: 6-5 https://t.co/hYHNmGt5yt
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Jacobs, along with teammates Ryan Fry, plus E.J. and Ryan Harnden, earned a semifinal date with the unbeaten Steve Laycock on Saturday evening.
Nichols continued as a strong stand-in for Olympic champion Brad Gushue, still out with a lingering hip issue.
It was a tight and low-scoring game through the fourth end with Jacobs leading 2-1.
During the fifth end Nichols responded to a Jacobs steal by scoring two with the hammer to go up 3-2. Team Jacobs snapped back in the sixth with a deuce of their own to regain the lead at 4-3.
The deuce trend continued into the seventh. A simple freeze was all Nichols needed to post a double in the seventh for a 5-4 lead to the final end.
Some shaky late rocks would upend Nichols, and Gushue could only watch from behind the boards as Jacobs and company won the quarter-final without needing to throw the hammer.
Team Jacobs vs. Team Gushue's shot of the game: https://t.co/fEYhquzpgR
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In other match-ups Sweden's Niklas Edin toppled John Epping's Toronto rink 6-4. Reid Carruthers won the battle of Winnipeg rinks, dropping Mike McEwen by a score of 5-3.
The women's quarter-finals take place at 5 p.m. ET.
Team Brad Jacobs advances to semifinals at Masters Grand Slam
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