John Epping (Toronto, ON) won
7-3 over
Craig Brown (Blaine, USA) in the Final of the ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling, held January 1 - 4, 2016 at the Four Seasons Curling Club in Blaine, United States. To advance to the championship game, Epping won
4-2 over
William Lyburn (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2016 ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling in Blaine, Minnesota, United States; and won
5-3 over
Alex Forrest (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2016 ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling in Blaine, Minnesota, United States;
Epping finished 4-0 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Epping defeated
Stephen Dropkin (Minneapolis, MN) 9-4, then won
6-1 against
Mike Farbelow (St. Paul, MN) and
8-2 against
Pete Fenson (Blaine, USA). Epping won
6-3 against
Adam Casey (summerside, PEI) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling Championship title, Epping earned
48.610 world rankings points along with the $9,729CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 8th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 44.44 after improving upon their best so far this season. Epping ranks 5th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
297.673 points earned so far this season.
