Kyle Smith (Perth, SCO) won
8-5 over
Jaap van Dorp (Zoetermeer, NED) in the Final of the Edinburgh International, held November 6 - 8, 2015 at the Murrayfield Curling Club in Edinburgh, Scotland. To advance to the championship game, Smith won
7-4 over
Aku Kauste (Helsinki, FIN) in the semifinals of the 2015 Edinburgh International in Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland; and won
6-1 over
Tom Brewster (Aberdeen, SCO) in the quarterfinals.
Smith finished 4-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith lost
5-4 to
van Dorp, then responded with a
4-1 win over
Ritvars Gulbis (Riga, LAT). Smith won
7-1 against
Kalle Kiiskinen (Hyvinkaa, FIN), then won
5-2 against
Cameron Bryce (Edinburgh, SCO) and
5-1 against
Felix Schulze (Hamburg, GER) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Edinburgh International Championship title, Smith earned
26.447 world rankings points along with the $8,008CDN first prize cheque, moving up 3 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 23rd place overall with
155.048 total points. Smith ranks 14th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
102.329 points earned so far this season.
