Meridian Canadian Open
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CHAMPION: Epping Wins 2015 Meridian Canadian Open
Dec 8 - 13, 2015

Toronto, Ontario
![]() SKIP John Epping |
![]() Third Mathew Camm |
![]() Second Patrick Janssen |
![]() Lead Tim March |
| Games: | 6 |
| Record: | 6W - 0L |
| PF/G: | 8.64 |
| PA/G: | 5.23 |
| Hammer Efficiency: | 0.53 |
| Steal Defense: | 0.00 |
| Force Efficiency: | 0.65 |
| Steal Efficiency: | 0.08 |
John Epping (Toronto, ON) won 7-4 over Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) in the Final of the Meridian Canadian Open, held December 8 - 13, 2015 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. To advance to the championship game, Epping won 6-5 over Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) in the semifinals of the 2015 Meridian Canadian Open in Yorkton, Saskatchewan; and won 6-4 over Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK) in the quarterfinals. of the 2015 Meridian Canadian Open in Yorkton, Saskatchewan;
Epping finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Epping defeated Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) 4-2, then won 6-5 against Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) and 9-3 against Koe in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Meridian Canadian Open Championship title, Epping earned 84.171 world rankings points along with the $25,000CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 8th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 80.401 after improving upon their best so far this season. Epping ranks 8th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 253.233 points earned so far this season.
Epping finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Epping defeated Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) 4-2, then won 6-5 against Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) and 9-3 against Koe in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Meridian Canadian Open Championship title, Epping earned 84.171 world rankings points along with the $25,000CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 8th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 80.401 after improving upon their best so far this season. Epping ranks 8th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 253.233 points earned so far this season.
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| WITH HAMMER | ENDs | PF | PA | BE | 4s | 3s | 2s | PF/E | PA/E | HE | SD |
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| WITHOUT HAMMER | ENDs | PF | PA | BE | 4s | 3s | 2s | PF/E | PA/E | FE | SE |
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