Epping Runner-Up at 2020 Meridian Canadian Open

Toronto, Ontario

SKIP
John
Epping

Third
Ryan
Fry

Second
Mathew
Camm

Lead
Brent
Laing

Games:	7
Record:	5W - 2L
PF/G:	7.76
PA/G:	6.53
Hammer Efficiency:	0.52
Steal Defense:	0.29
Force Efficiency:	0.65
Steal Efficiency:	0.16

John Epping (Toronto, ON) lost 6-5 to Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, NONT) in the Final To advance to the championship game, Epping won 7-4 over Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) in the semifinals of the 2020 Meridian Canadian Open in Yorkton, Saskatchewan; and won 8-3 over Bruce Mouat (Edinburgh, SCO) in the quarterfinals. of the 2020 Meridian Canadian Open in Yorkton, Saskatchewan;

Epping finished 3-1 in the 16 team Meridian Canadian Open qualifying round, held January 14 - 19, 2020 in , . In their opening game, Epping defeated Kirk Muyres (Saskatoon, SK) 5-4, then went on to lose 7-1 against Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB). Epping responded with a 6-3 win over Ross Paterson (Glasgow, SCO). Epping won 6-5 against Matt Dunstone (Regina , SK) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Meridian Canadian Open, Epping take home 66.361 world rankings points along with the $20,000CDN prize, remaining in 2nd place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 62.307 after improving upon their best so far this season. Epping ranks 2nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 419.777 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
	5	2	0	0.714	1-0	3-2	2-1	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
	49	38	32	7.76	6.53	1.22	4.08	4.90	1.90	1.33	1.02

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
	24	33	8	1	1-0	3-0	8-1	1.38	0.33	0.52	0.29

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
	25	5	24	4	0-0	0-1	1-5	0.20	0.96	0.65	0.16

2020: Brad Jacobs
Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, E.J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden
Sault Ste Marie, NONT
2019: Brendan Bottcher
Brendan Bottcher, Darren Moulding, Bradley Thiessen, Karrick Martin
Edmonton, AB
2018: Peter De Cruz
Benoit Schwarz, Claudio Paetz, Peter De Cruz, Valentin Tanner
Geneva, SUI
2017: Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker
St. John's, NL
2015: John Epping
John Epping, Mathew Camm, Patrick Janssen, Tim March
Toronto, ON
2014: Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker
St. John's, NL
2013: Kevin Koe
Kevin Koe, Pat Simmons, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen
Calgary, AB
2012: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
Coldwater, ON
2011: Mike McEwen
Mike McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld
Winnipeg, MB
2011: Mike McEwen
Mike McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld
Winnipeg, MB
2010: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert
Edmonton, AB
2009: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
Coldwater, ON
2007: Kevin Martin
Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
Edmonton, AB
2007: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert
Edmonton, AB
2006: Jeff Stoughton
Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry Vandenberghe, Steve Gould, Don Harvey
Winnipeg, MB
2005: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett
Edmonton, AB
2003: Glen Despins
Glen Despins, Rod Montgomery, Phillip Germain, Dwayne Mihalicz
, SK
2002: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett
Edmonton, AB
2001: Wayne Middaugh
Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Ian Tetley, Scott Bailey
Midland, ON

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