Jamie Murphy (Halifax, NS) won
8-3 over
Mike Kennedy (Edmunston, NB) in the Final of the Truro Cashspiel, held December 11 - 14, 2014 at the Truro Curling Club in Truro, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Murphy won
7-1 over
Andrew Symonds (St. John's, NL) in the semifinals of the 2014 Truro Cashspiel in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada; and won
6-1 over
Ian Fitzner-Leblanc (Halifax, NS) in the quarterfinals.
Murphy finished 4-1 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Murphy defeated
Glen MacLeod (Halifax, NS) 9-4, then won
8-3 against
Tyler Harris (Charlottetown, PEI). Murphy went on to lose
7-3 against
Kennedy. Murphy responded with a
7-5 win over
Paul Dexter (Halifax, NS). Murphy won
7-4 against
Tyler MacKenzie (Charlottetown, PEI) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Truro Cashspiel Championship title, Murphy earned
2.500 world rankings points along with the $2,400CDN first prize cheque, moving up 26 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 124th place overall with
9.361 total points. Murphy ranks 115th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
4.125 points earned so far this season.
