John Epping (Toronto, ON) won
7-1 over
Ontario's Chris Gardner in the Final of the Village of Taunton Mills Gord Carroll Curling Classic, held November 13 - 16, 2014 at the Whitby Curling Club in Whitby, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Epping won
3-2 over
Ian MacAulay (Ottawa, ON) in the semifinals of the 2014 Village of Taunton Mills Gord Carroll Curling Classic in Whitby, Ontario, Canada; and won
7-4 over
Shannon Beddows (Cannington, ON) in the quarterfinals.
Epping finished 3-0 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Epping defeated
Jim Bell (Toronto, ON) 7-2, then won
8-2 against
Joe Frans (St Thomas , ON) and
6-1 against
Ontario's Mark Kean in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Village of Taunton Mills Gord Carroll Curling Classic Championship title, Epping earned
11.950 world rankings points along with the $5,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 2 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 7th place overall with
189.844 total points. Epping ranks 2nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
116.025 points earned so far this season.
