MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Canada’s Brad Jacobs went with his gut over analytics in a showdown with Scotland’s Bruce Mouat on Monday at the BKT World Men’s Curling Championship.
It was a decision that came a whisker away from paying off.
Rather than trying to steal in the 10th end for a victory, Jacobs conceded a single in the ninth and kept hammer with a two-point deficit.
His runback triple nearly scored three for the win but a Canadian stone just rolled out. The host side settled for a deuce and Mouat made a hit in the extra end for a 6-5 victory.
“We had that opportunity and man, if we hit that a little thicker or a little thinner, we get three,” said Canada vice Marc Kennedy. “We kind of got it right in the spot where…