VIRGINIA – Canada's Brad Jacobs won the men's Pancontinental Curling Championship with a 7-3 victory over Jon Shuster of the United States.
The Pan Continental is a regional qualifying tournament for countries for next year's World Championships.
Jacobs, whose team won a bronze medal at the 2025 World Championships in April, needed to finish in the top four teams to secure a spot on Team Canada in 2026.
Jacobs, third Mark Kennedy, second Brett Gallant and lead Ben Hebert of Calgary's Glencoe will try to defend their Canadian title and earn a return trip to the world championships in Ogden City, Utah.
Defending champion Rachel Homan faces China's Rui Wang in the women's Pancontinental final.
As the host nation, Canada has already secured a berth to the Women's World Cup, which will take place from March 14 to 22, 2026 in Calgary.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 26, 2025.
