John Epping (Toronto, ON) lost
4-3 to
Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Humpty's Champions Cup, held April 26 - May 1, 2016 in Edmonton, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Epping won
5-2 over
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) in the semifinals of the 2016 Humpty's Champions Cup in Edmonton, Alberta; and won
5-4 over
Pat Simmons (Calgary, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2016 Humpty's Champions Cup in Edmonton, Alberta;
Epping finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Epping defeated
Shaun Meachem (Saskatoon, SK) 9-4, then went on to lose
8-4 against
Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB). Epping responded with a
9-7 win over
David Murdoch (Stirling, SCO). Epping won
7-3 against
Brady Clark (Seattle, WA) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Humpty's Champions Cup, Epping take home
59.078 world rankings points along with the $15,500CDN prize, remaining in 8th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 53.267 after improving upon their best so far this season. Epping ranks 5th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
369.167 points earned so far this season.
