David Murdoch (Stirling, SCO) won
5-1 over
Tom Brewster (Aberdeen, SCO) in the Final of the Aberdeen International Curling Championship, held March 25 - 27, 2016 in Aberdeen, Scotland. To advance to the championship game, Murdoch won
7-1 over
Switzerland's Michael Brunner in the semifinals of the 2016 Aberdeen International Curling Championship in Aberdeen, Scotland; and won
9-1 over
Jaap van Dorp (Zoetermeer, NED) in the quarterfinals.
Murdoch finished 4-0 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Murdoch defeated
Alexander Baumann (Fuessen, GER) 7-6, then won
7-2 against
Krystof Tabery (Prague, CZE) and
7-4 against
Jia Liang Zang (Harbin, CHN). Murdoch won
8-4 against
Bruce Mouat (Edinburgh, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Aberdeen International Curling Championship Championship title, Murdoch earned
35.878 world rankings points along with the $10,302CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 13th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 15.679 after improving upon their best so far this season. Murdoch ranks 9th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
246.113 points earned so far this season.
