John Epping (Toronto, ON) lost
8-2 to
Scott McDonald (Kingston, ON) in the Final of the Ontario Tankard, held January 27 - February 3, 2019 in Elmira, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Epping won
10-6 over
Glenn Howard (Penetanguishene, ON) in the semifinals of the 2019 Ontario Tankard in Elmira, Ontario;
Epping finished 7-2 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Epping lost
7-3 to
Rob Retchless (Toronto, ON), then responded with a
9-5 win over
Dayna Deruelle (Harriston, ON). Epping won
7-3 against
Pat Ferris (Grimsby, ON), then won
7-6 against
Greg Balsdon (Kingston, ON) and
9-5 against
Colin Dow (Ottawa, ON). Epping won
10-2 against
Charley Thomas (Kitchener-Waterloo, ON), then won
7-1 against
Mark Bice (Sarnia, ON) and
7-5 against
Howard. Epping went on to lose
8-4 against
McDonald in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Ontario Tankard, Epping take home
23.381 world rankings points. For week 25 of the event schedule, Epping did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Epping ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
