Aku Kauste (Helsinki, FIN) won
7-6 over
David Sik (Prague, CZE) in the Final of the Edinburgh International, held November 7 - 9, 2014 at the Murrayfield Curling Club in Edinburgh, Scotland. To advance to the championship game, Kauste won
5-3 over
Jaap van Dorp (Zoetermeer, NED) in the semifinals of the 2014 Edinburgh International in Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland; and won
8-5 over
Tom Brewster (Aberdeen, UK) in the quarterfinals.
Kauste finished 4-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kauste defeated
Scotland's Lee McCleary 7-6, then won
6-3 against
Scotland's Graeme Black and
5-4 against
Hungary's Zsolt Kiss. Kauste won
7-6 against
Sweden's Fredrik Nyman. Kauste went on to lose
8-3 against
Kyle Smith (Perth, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Edinburgh International Championship title, Kauste earned
4.750 world rankings points along with the $7,214CDN first prize cheque, moving up 45 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 103rd place overall with
10.632 total points. Kauste ranks 80th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
4.750 points earned so far this season.
