Joe Frans (Bradford, ON) won
7-1 over
Bowie Abbis-Mills (Aylmer, ON) in the Final of the Brantford Nissan Classic, held November 29 - December 2, 2012 at the Brant Curling Club in Brantford, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Frans won
5-3 over
Dayna Deruelle (Brampton, ON) in the semifinals of the 2012 Brantford Nissan Classic in Brantford, Ontario, Canada; and won
8-6 over
Ian Robertson (Dundas, ON) in the quarterfinals. of the 2012 Brantford Nissan Classic in Brantford, Ontario, Canada;
Frans finished 3-0 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Frans defeated
AJ Schumacher (Walkerton, ON) 10-2, then won
7-3 against
Brett Dekoning (Chatham, ON) and
6-3 against
Craig Kochan (Kapuskasing, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Brantford Nissan Classic Championship title, Frans earned
13.250 world rankings points along with the $5,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 4 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 24th place overall with
80.232 total points. Frans ranks 16th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
54.890 points earned so far this season.
