John Epping (Toronto, ON) lost
6-4 to
Glenn Howard (Coldwater, ON) in the Final of the GP Car and Home World Cup of Curling, held November 2 - 6, 2011 in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Epping won
4-3 over
Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB) in the semifinals of the 2011 GP Car and Home World Cup of Curling in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario; and won
7-4 over
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) in the quarterfinals. of the 2011 GP Car and Home World Cup of Curling in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario;
Epping finished 3-2 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Epping defeated
Jim Cotter (Vernon, BC) 7-6, then went on to lose
7-3 against
Howard. Epping responded with a
7-2 win over
Mark Kean (Toronto, ON). Epping went on to lose
6-3 against
Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg, MB). Epping responded with a
5-3 win over
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste. Marie, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the GP Car and Home World Cup of Curling, Epping take home
27.000 world rankings points along with the $14,000CDN prize, remaining in 7th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
176.023 total points. Epping ranks 2nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
100.540 points earned so far this season.
