John Epping (Toronto, ON) won
6-5 over
John Shuster (Duluth, MN) in the Final of the Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic presented by The Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen, held January 9 - 12, 2025 at the Coyotes Curling Club in Tempe, United States. To advance to the championship game, Epping won
9-2 over
Shinya Abe (Sapporo, JPN) in the semifinals of the 2025 Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic presented by The Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen in Tempe, Arizona, United States; and won
9-4 over
Dustin Kalthoff (Saskatoon, SK) in the quarterfinals. of the 2025 Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic presented by The Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen in Tempe, Arizona, United States;
Epping finished 4-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Epping defeated
Darren Campbell (Tempe, AZ) 8-0, then won
6-1 against
Rene Comeau (Fredericton, NB) and
5-2 against
James Grattan (Oromocto, NB). Epping went on to lose
6-4 against
Kalthoff. Epping responded with a
6-2 win over
Ethan Sampson (Chaska, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic presented by The Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen Championship title, Epping earned
30.000 world rankings points along with the $14,428CDN first prize cheque. Epping gained 10.5 points improving upon their best 7 events, though dropped 1 spots on the
World Ranking Standings into 12thplace overall with
230.528 total points. Epping ranks 9th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
208.750 points earned so far this season.
