John Epping (Toronto, ON) lost
6-5 to
Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, NONT) in the Final of the Meridian Canadian Open, held January 14 - 19, 2020 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. To advance to the championship game, Epping won
7-4 over
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) in the semifinals of the 2020 Meridian Canadian Open in Yorkton, Saskatchewan; and won
8-3 over
Bruce Mouat (Edinburgh, SCO) in the quarterfinals. of the 2020 Meridian Canadian Open in Yorkton, Saskatchewan;
Epping finished 3-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Epping defeated
Kirk Muyres (Saskatoon, SK) 5-4, then went on to lose
7-1 against
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB). Epping responded with a
6-3 win over
Ross Paterson (Glasgow, SCO). Epping won
6-5 against
Matt Dunstone (Regina , SK) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Meridian Canadian Open, Epping take home
66.361 world rankings points along with the $20,000CDN prize, remaining in 2nd place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 62.307 after improving upon their best so far this season. Epping ranks 2nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
419.777 points earned so far this season.
