John Epping (Toronto, ON) won
8-1 over
Sam Mooibroek (Whitby, ON) in the Final of the Stu Sells Living Waters Collingwood Classic, held November 24 - 26, 2023 at the Curling Club of Collingwood in Collingwood, . To advance to the championship game, Epping won
5-4 over
Glenn Howard (Penetanguishene, ON) in the semifinals of the 2023 Stu Sells Living Waters Collingwood Classic in Collingwood, Ontario; and won
7-3 over
Daniel Hocevar (Toronto, ON) in the quarterfinals.
Epping finished 3-0 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Epping defeated
Warren Smith (Collingwood, ON) 11-5, then won
6-4 against
Alex Champ (Toronto, ON) and
6-2 against
Howard in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Stu Sells Living Waters Collingwood Classic Championship title, Epping earned
18.750 world rankings points along with the $5,700CDN first prize cheque. Epping move up 5 spots after posting a net gain of 13.875 points improving upon their best 5 results so far this season, ranking 20th overall with
164.437 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Epping ranks 22nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
92.125 points earned so far this season.
