Joe Frans (Acton, ON) won
6-5 over
Ontario's Greg Balsdon in the Final of the Stroud Sleeman Cash Spiel, held October 11 - 14, 2012 at the Stroud Curling Club in Innisfil, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Frans won
7-6 over
Jake Higgs (Harriston, ON) in the semifinals of the 2012 Stroud Sleeman Cash Spiel in Innisfil, Ontario, Canada; and won
5-4 over
Pat Ferris (Grimsby, ON) in the quarterfinals. of the 2012 Stroud Sleeman Cash Spiel in Innisfil, Ontario, Canada;
Frans finished 4-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Frans defeated
Ontario's Jeff Clark 7-4, then went on to lose
5-4 against
Colin Dow (Ottawa, ON). Frans responded with a
9-3 win over
Al Corbeil (Barrie, ON). Frans won
5-4 against
Northern Ontario's Mike Jakubo. Frans went on to lose
4-2 against
Ontario's Greg Balsdon. Frans responded with a
4-2 win over
Daryl Shane (Waterloo, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Stroud Sleeman Cash Spiel Championship title, Frans earned
7.500 world rankings points along with the $5,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 6 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 19th place overall with
62.512 total points. Frans ranks 9th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
37.170 points earned so far this season.
