John Epping (Toronto, ON) qualified for the 2019 Stu Sells Toronto Tankard playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
7-3 against
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL). of the 2019 Stu Sells Toronto Tankard in Toronto, Ontario, Canada;
Epping finished 3-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Epping defeated
Mark Kean (London, ON) 6-3, then went on to lose
6-1 against
Korey Dropkin (Chaska, USA). Epping lost
8-2 to
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) where Epping responded with a
7-2 win over
Rylan Hartley (Brantford, ON) to advance to the C-Qualifier where they
5-1 against
Jake Horgan (Sudbury, NONT) to advance to the playoff round. in their final qualifying round match.
Epping earned
23.447 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Stu Sells Toronto Tankard, remaining in 2nd place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of -13.751 after improving upon their best so far this season. Epping ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
181.288 points earned so far this season.
