Jake Walker (Brampton, ON) lost
5-2 to
Joe Frans (St Thomas , ON) in the Final of the Brantford Nissan Classic, held December 4 - 7, 2014 at the Brant Curling Club in Brantford, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Walker won
8-2 over
Rob Rumfeldt (Guelph, ON) in the semifinals of the 2014 Brantford Nissan Classic in Brantford, Ontario, Canada; and won
8-1 over
Mike Jakubo (Sudbury, NONT) in the quarterfinals. of the 2014 Brantford Nissan Classic in Brantford, Ontario, Canada;
Walker finished 4-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Walker defeated
Brandon Corbett (Rochester, NY) 12-3, then went on to lose
7-1 against
Mark Kean (Brantford, ON). Walker responded with a
9-3 win over
Josh Johnston (Toronto, ON). Walker won
4-2 against
Damien Villard (Galt, ON), then won
6-3 against
Brian Lewis (Ottawa, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Brantford Nissan Classic, Walker take home
8.225 world rankings points along with the $3,500CDN prize, moving up 16 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 60th place overall with
27.800 total points. Walker ranks 49th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
14.050 points earned so far this season.
