Team Epping

Hometown: Toronto, ON

Twitter: @TeamJohnEpping

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John Epping

Birthdate: March 20, 1983
Birthplace: Peterborough, ON
Resides: Toronto, ON

Masters champion (2018)
Canadian Open champion (2015)
Players’ Championship winner (2012)
National champion (2008)
Ontario Tankard champion (2018)
Ontario junior champion (2004)
Canadian Mixed champion (2006)

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Ryan Fry

Birthdate: July 25, 1978
Birthplace: Winnipeg, MB
Resides: Toronto, ON

Olympic gold medallist (2014)
World Championship silver medallist (2013)
Brier champion (2013)
Six-time NOCA Provincial champion (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019)
Four-time Newfoundland & Labrador Tankard champion (2009, 2010, 2011 & 2012)
Manitoba provincial champion (2007)
Players’ Championship winner (2015)
Two-time National champion (2010 & 2016)
Champions Cup winner (2017)
Tour Challenge Tier 1 champion (2018)

Second

Mathew Camm

Birthdate: March 29, 1990
Birthplace: Ottawa, ON
Resides: Cornwall, ON

Masters champion (2018)
Canadian Open champion (2015)
Two-time Ontario Tankard champion (2015 & 2018)
World Junior Championship bronze medallist (2010)
Canadian junior silver medallist (2011)
Ontario junior champion (2011)
Canada Winter Games silver medallist (2007)

Lead

Brent Laing

Birthdate: Dec. 10, 1978
Birthplace: Meaford, ON
Resides: Horseshoe Valley, ON

Three-time world champion (2007, 2012 & 2016)
Three-time Brier champion (2007, 2012 & 2016)
Two-time Boston Pizza Cup champion (2015 & 2016)
Nine-time Ontario Tankard champion (2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013)
Seven-time Masters champion (2006, Jan. 2008, Nov. 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013 & 2018)
Three-time National champion (2007, 2012 & 2014)
Two-time Canadian Open champion (2009 & 2012)
Three-time Players’ Championship winner (2008, 2013 & 2018)
Tour Challenge champion (2015)
Two-time World Junior Championship gold medallist (1998 & 1999)
Two-time Canadian junior gold medallist (1998 & 1999)

Team Bio

John Epping won his first Grand Slam title while playing second for legendary skip Wayne Middaugh. Epping moved on to skip his own squad and captured his second Grand Slam at the 2012 Players’ Championship. Team Epping was the eighth and final seed of the tournament but overcame the odds for the victory.

Epping went on an undefeated 6-0 run through the 2015 Meridian Canadian Open for his second Grand Slam title as a skip and capped the phenomenal week shooting 100 percent in the final against Team Gushue.

Ryan Fry won the Brier, world silver medal and Olympic gold while playing for Team Jacobs. Altogether he has earned five Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling titles claiming one with Team Gushue and four with Jacobs. Fry joined his longtime friend Epping this season.

Mat Camm was a rising skip in the junior ranks winning the Ontario junior title in 2011 and finishing runner-up at the Canadian juniors. He won the Ontario Tankard in 2015 with skip Mark Kean and joined Epping later that year.

Brent Laing is one of the most decorated players in the game having won two world junior gold medals, three Briers and three world championships. Laing’s 16 Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling titles is the most among non-skips and tied for second with Glenn Howard among all players. He represented Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

2019-20 Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling results

Masters

Stage	Opponent	Result
Round Robin	Paterson	L 4-6
Round Robin	Shuster	W 4-2
Round Robin	Schwaller	W 5-3
Round Robin	Mouat	L 2-7
Tiebreaker	De Cruz	W 5-3
Quarterfinals	Howard	W 7-3
Semifinals	Gushue	L 5-7

KIOTI Tractor Tour Challenge (Tier 1)

Stage	Opponent	Result
Round Robin	McDonald	W 7-4
Round Robin	Edin	L 2-7
Round Robin	Howard	L 4-5
Round Robin	Gushue	L 4-8

BOOST National

Stage	Opponent	Result
Round Robin	De Cruz	L 3-8
Round Robin	Mouat	W 7-2
Round Robin	Howard	L 3-4
Round Robin	McEwen	L 4-5

Meridian Canadian Open

Stage	Opponent	Result
Triple Knockout A	Muyres	W 5-4
Triple Knockout A	Koe	L 1-7
Triple Knockout B	Paterson	W 6-3
Triple Knockout B	Dunstone	W 6-5
Quarterfinals	Mouat	W 8-3
Semifinals	Gushue	W 7-4
Final	Jacobs	L 5-6

2018-19 Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling results

Princess Auto Elite 10

Stage	Opponent	Result
Round Robin	Howard	W 5-1
Round Robin	Mouat	W 5-3
Round Robin	Gushue	L 0-4
Round Robin	Gunnlaugson	L 2-3
Quarterfinals	Howard	W 4-0
Semifinals	Carruthers	L 2-3

Masters

Stage	Opponent	Result
Round Robin	Schwaller	W 7-5
Round Robin	Jacobs	W 7-6
Round Robin	Paterson	L 7-8
Round Robin	Edin	W 6-1
Quarterfinals	Paterson	W 9-5
Semifinals	Edin	W 8-3
Final	Koe	W 7-4

Tour Challenge (Tier 1)

Stage	Opponent	Result
Round Robin	Paterson	W 8-5
Round Robin	Gushue	L 8-10
Round Robin	Ruohonen	L 4-5
Round Robin	Gunnlaugson	L 1-5

Boost National

Stage	Opponent	Result
Triple Knockout A	Muyres	W 8-1
Triple Knockout A	Mouat	L 3-6
Triple Knockout B	Edin	L 4-8
Triple Knockout C	Carruthers	W 4-3
Triple Knockout C	De Cruz	W 5-3
Quarterfinals	Koe	W 6-4
Semifinals	Edin	W 9-1
Final	Bottcher	L 3-6

Players’ Championship

Stage	Opponent	Result
Round Robin	Gushue	L 1-4
Round Robin	Dunstone	W 5-3
Round Robin	Jacobs	L 0-6
Round Robin	De Cruz	W 6-5
Round Robin	Bottcher	L 1-7
Tiebreaker	Paterson	L 2-5