David Murdoch (Lockerbie, SCO) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Murdoch finished 5-4 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Murdoch defeated Graeme Black (Lockerbie, SCO) 7-4, then won 6-3 against John Hamilton (Edinburgh, SCO). Murdoch went on to lose 7-5 against David Edwards (Aberdeen, SCO). Murdoch lost 6-2 to Tom Brewster (Aberdeen, SCO) where Murdoch responded with a 7-5 win over Murray Young (Forfar, SCO). Murdoch went on to lose 8-4 against Ewan MacDonald (Inverness, SCO). Murdoch responded with a 7-5 win over David Smith (Perth, SCO). Murdoch won 6-3 against Logan Gray (Stirling, SCO). Murdoch went on to lose 6-5 against Jay McWilliam (Stranraer, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 27 of the event schedule, Murdoch did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Murdoch ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.