HALIFAX — It wasn’t always pretty, but it was certainly entertaining.

There were plenty of haymakers thrown and more than a few uncharacteristic mistakes, but when the dust settled on 10 memorable ends, it was Brad Jacobs who prevailed 9-8 over Winnipeg’s Matt Dunstone to claim Game 1 of the best-of-three series to decide the Canadian Curling Trials champion.

“There’s a lot of weird things that happen in big events, especially at the Olympic trials, and we were witness to that tonight,” said Jacobs.

Dunstone took an early beating but fought back to score a pair in the ninth to take an 8-7 advantage into the final frame. Four misses on five shots at the end handed the contest to Jacobs who didn’t have to throw his last stone.

The 2014 Olympic gold medallist from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.,

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