Joe Frans (St Thomas , ON) won
5-2 over
Jake Walker (Brampton, ON) in the Final of the Brantford Nissan Classic, held December 4 - 7, 2014 at the Brant Curling Club in Brantford, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Frans won
5-3 over
Mark Kean (Brantford, ON) in the semifinals of the 2014 Brantford Nissan Classic in Brantford, Ontario, Canada; and won
5-4 over
Brent Ross (Harriston, ON) in the quarterfinals. of the 2014 Brantford Nissan Classic in Brantford, Ontario, Canada;
Frans finished 3-0 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Frans defeated
Craig Shinde (Mississauga, ON) 5-1, then won
6-1 against
Rob Retchless (Toronto, ON) and
5-1 against
Mike Jakubo (Sudbury, NONT) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Brantford Nissan Classic Championship title, Frans earned
11.750 world rankings points along with the $5,000CDN first prize cheque, moving up 15 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 33rd place overall with
45.345 total points. Frans ranks 30th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
23.885 points earned so far this season.
