Joe Frans (Bradford, ON) lost
6-2 to
Jeff Stoughton (winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the StuSells Toronto Tankard, held October 5 - 8, 2012 in Toronto, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Frans won
5-3 over
Ontario's Bryan Cochrane in the semifinals of the 2012 StuSells Toronto Tankard in Toronto, Ontario; and won
5-3 over
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2012 StuSells Toronto Tankard in Toronto, Ontario;
Frans finished 4-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Frans defeated
Ontario's Bowie Abbis-Mills 4-3, then went on to lose
8-4 against
John Epping (Toronto, ON). Frans responded with a
6-0 win over
Robert Desjardins (Chicoutimi, PQ). Frans went on to lose
6-2 against
Mike Anderson (Markham, ON). Frans responded with a
4-3 win over
Martin Ferland (Trois-Rivieres, PQ). Frans won
6-2 against
Glenn Howard (Coldwater, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the StuSells Toronto Tankard, Frans take home
25.000 world rankings points along with the $8,000CDN prize, moving up 14 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 25th place overall with
55.012 total points. Frans ranks 10th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
29.670 points earned so far this season.
