CHAMPION: Epping Wins 2018 Canadian Beef Masters of Curling

Toronto, Ontario

SKIP
John
Epping

Third
Mathew
Camm

Second
Brent
Laing

Lead
Craig
Savill

Games:	7
Record:	6W - 1L
PF/G:	9.81
PA/G:	6.15
Hammer Efficiency:	0.55
Steal Defense:	0.17
Force Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Efficiency:	0.36

John Epping (Toronto, ON) won 7-4 over Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) in the Final of the Canadian Beef Masters of Curling, held October 23 - 28, 2018 in Truro, Nova Scotia. To advance to the championship game, Epping won 8-3 over Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) in the semifinals of the 2018 Canadian Beef Masters of Curling in Truro, Nova Scotia; and won 9-5 over Ross Paterson (Glasgow, SCO) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 Canadian Beef Masters of Curling in Truro, Nova Scotia;

Epping finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Epping defeated Yannick Schwaller (Bern, SUI) 7-5, then won 7-6 against Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, NONT). Epping went on to lose 8-7 against Paterson. Epping responded with a 6-1 win over Edin in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Canadian Beef Masters of Curling Championship title, Epping earned 86.156 world rankings points along with the $30,000CDN first prize cheque. Epping move up 3 spots after posting a net gain of 64.234 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 4th overall with 417.354 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Epping ranks 1st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 221.617 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

2023: Joel Retornaz
Joel Retornaz, Amos Mosaner, Sebastiano Arman, Mattia Giovanella
Trentino, ITA
2022: Joel Retornaz
Joel Retornaz, Amos Mosaner, Sebastiano Arman, Mattia Giovanella
Trentino, ITA
2021: Bruce Mouat
Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr. , Alan Hannah
Stirling, SCO
2019: Matt Dunstone
Matt Dunstone, Braeden Moskowy, Catlin Schneider, Dustin Kidby
Regina , SK
2018: John Epping
John Epping, Mathew Camm, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
Toronto, ON
2017: Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker
St. John's, NL
2016: Niklas Edin
Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wrana, Christoffer Sundgren
Karlstad, SWE
2015: Mike McEwen
Mike McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld
Winnipeg, MB
2014: Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker
St. John's, NL
2013: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
Penetanguishene, ON
2012: Kevin Koe
Kevin Koe, Pat Simmons, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen
Calgary, AB
2011: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
Coldwater, ON
2010: Mike McEwen
Mike McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld
Winnipeg, MB
2009: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
Coldwater, ON
2008: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
Coldwater, ON
2008: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
Coldwater, ON
2006: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
Coldwater, ON
2006: Randy Ferbey
David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque
Edmonton, AB
2004: Jeff Stoughton
Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry VanDenBerghe, Steve Gould
Winnipeg, MB
2003: Wayne Middaugh
Wayne Middaugh, Graeme McCarrel, Joe Frans, Scott Bailey
Toronto, ON
2003: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett
Edmonton, AB
2002: Bruce Korte
Bruce Korte, Darrell McKee, Roger Korte, Rory Golanowski
Saskatoon, SK

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