John Epping (Toronto, ON) won
6-5 over
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) in the Final of the Point Optical Curling Classic, held September 21 - 24, 2012 at the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Epping won
5-3 over
William Lyburn (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2012 Point Optical Curling Classic in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; and won
7-5 over
Jeff Stoughton (winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2012 Point Optical Curling Classic in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada;
Epping finished 5-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Epping defeated
Switzerland's Pascal Hess 6-4, then went on to lose
5-3 against
Robert Schlender (Edmonton, AB). Epping responded with a
8-3 win over
Brock Virtue (Regina, SK). Epping won
8-5 against
Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB). Epping went on to lose
5-4 against
Koe. Epping responded with a
5-4 win over
Rob Fowler (Brandon, MB). Epping won
5-3 against
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Point Optical Curling Classic Championship title, Epping earned
35.000 world rankings points along with the $12,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 1 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 4th place overall with
223.640 total points. Epping ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
67.690 points earned so far this season.
