CHAMPION: Epping Wins 2022 Challenge de Curling Desjardins

Toronto, Ontario

SKIP
John
Epping

Third
Mathew
Camm

Second
Patrick
Janssen

Lead
Scott
Chadwick

Games:	6
Record:	6W - 0L
PF/G:	11.00
PA/G:	6.00
Hammer Efficiency:	0.54
Steal Defense:	0.35
Force Efficiency:	0.60
Steal Efficiency:	0.29

John Epping (Toronto, ON) won 7-4 over Felix Asselin (Montreal, QC) in the Final of the Challenge de Curling Desjardins, held November 24 - 27, 2022 in Clermont, Quebec. To advance to the championship game, Epping won 6-4 over Francois Roberge (Levis, QC) in the semifinals of the 2022 Challenge de Curling Desjardins in Clermont, Quebec; and won 10-8 over Owen Purcell (Halifax, NS) in the quarterfinals.

Epping finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Epping defeated Dominique Jean (Montreal, QC) 7-3, then won 7-3 against Paul Flemming (Halifax, NS) and 7-2 against Travis Colter (Halifax, NS) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Challenge de Curling Desjardins Championship title, Epping earned 26.250 world rankings points along with the $8,000CDN first prize cheque. Epping move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 11.25 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 13th overall with 182.922 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Epping ranks 15th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 101.125 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2023	37	24	0	0.607	7-6	2-7	2-5	2-0	0-2

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2023	450	362	300	8.04	6.67	1.38	4.40	4.22	1.83	1.58	1.38

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2023	234	282	70	33	11-0	24-2	50-14	1.21	0.30	0.42	0.22

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2023	216	80	230	29	2-3	8-15	8-50	0.37	1.06	0.51	0.23

2023: Jean-Michel Arsenault
Julien Tremblay, Jean-Michel Arsenault, Jesse Mullen, Philippe Brassard , Eric Sylvain
Levis, QC
2022: John Epping
John Epping, Mathew Camm, Patrick Janssen, Scott Chadwick
Toronto, ON
2021: Michael Fournier
Martin Crete, Felix Asselin, Michael Fournier, Jean-Francois Trepanier
Montreal, QC
2019: Scott McDonald
Scott McDonald, Jonathan Beuk, Wesley Forget, Scott Chadwick
Kingston, ON
2018: Jean-Sebastien Roy
Jean-Sebastien Roy, Robert Desjardins, Pierre-Luc Morissette, Rene Dubois
Saguenay, QC
2017: Martin Ferland
Martin Ferland, Francois Roberge, Maxime Elmaleh, Jean Gagnon
Levis, QC
2016: Stuart Thompson
Stuart Thompson, Colten Steele, Travis Colter, Billy MacPhee, Alex MacNeil
Dartmouth, NS
2015: Greg Balsdon
Greg Balsdon, Don Bowser, Jonathan Beuk, Scott Chadwick
Kingston, ON
2014: Jean-Michel Menard
Jean-Michel Menard, Martin Crete, Eric Sylvain, Philippe Menard
Gatineau, QC
2013: Brad Jacobs
Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E.J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden
Sault Ste Marie, ON
2012: Peter De Cruz
Benoit Schwarz van-Berkel, Peter De Cruz, Dominik Maerki, Valentin Tanner, Claudio Pescia
Geneve, SUI
2011: Brett Gallant
Brett Gallant, Eddie MacKenzie, Anson Carmody, Alex MacFadyen
Charlottetown, PEI
2010: Mike McEwen
Mike McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld
Winnipeg, MB
2009: Randy Ferbey
David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque
Edmonton, AB
2008: Fengchun Wang
David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque
Harbin, CHN
2007: Peter Steski
David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque
Sarnia,
2006: Bryan Cochrane
Bryan Cochrane, Chris Fulton, Jeff Henderson, John Steski
Ottawa, ON
2005: Russ Howard
Russ Howard, Mark Dobson, Steven Howard, Grant Odishaw
Moncton, NB
2004: Serge Reid
Serge Reid, Francois Gionest, Michel Beaudet, Dany Bergeron
Kenogami, QC
2003: Francois Gagne
Francois Gagne, Jean-Pierre Venne, Daniel Gregoire, Martin Brosseau
Montreal, QC

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