John Epping (Toronto, ON) won
7-4 over
Felix Asselin (Montreal, QC) in the Final of the Challenge de Curling Desjardins, held November 24 - 27, 2022 in Clermont, Quebec. To advance to the championship game, Epping won
6-4 over
Francois Roberge (Levis, QC) in the semifinals of the 2022 Challenge de Curling Desjardins in Clermont, Quebec; and won
10-8 over
Owen Purcell (Halifax, NS) in the quarterfinals.
Epping finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Epping defeated
Dominique Jean (Montreal, QC) 7-3, then won
7-3 against
Paul Flemming (Halifax, NS) and
7-2 against
Travis Colter (Halifax, NS) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Challenge de Curling Desjardins Championship title, Epping earned
26.250 world rankings points along with the $8,000CDN first prize cheque. Epping move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 11.25 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 13th overall with
182.922 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Epping ranks 15th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
101.125 points earned so far this season.
