Team Jacobs qualifies for men's curling semifinals with win over Great Britain

The Canadian men's curling team qualified for the semifinals at the Milan Cortina Games as the Brad Jacobs-led side beat Great Britain 9-5 on Tuesday.

Canada scored three in the seventh and then proceeded to steal one in each of the next two ends before Bruce Mouat's team conceded prior to the 10th.

Canada sits in second place during round-robin play at 6-1, behind only Switzerland, which has a perfect 7-0 record. Team Jacobs has two round-robin matches remaining - one against Italy and another versus Norway - which may influence seeding.

The Canadian men's team was part of a controversy early in the Olympics, as the Swedish team accused Jacobs' third/vice skip, Marc Kennedy, of double-touching stones. Team Sweden, the defending Olympic men's champions, has since been eliminated from playoff contention.

Jacobs and Kennedy are part of a four-man team with Ben Hebert as well as Brett Gallant, who competed in mixed doubles curling with his partner, Jocelyn Peterman. The pair finished fifth, outside of a playoff spot.

The men's semifinals are scheduled for Thursday at 1:05 p.m. ET.

Four of the 10 teams will move on to the playoffs following round-robin play. Norway and Italy currently sit third and fourth, respectively, with 4-3 records. Norway holds the tiebreaker over the host after beating Italy earlier in the tournament.

The bronze-medal game is set for Friday at 1:05 p.m. ET, while the championship will be decided Saturday at 1:05 p.m. ET.