David Murdoch (Lockerbie, SCO) won
10-4 over
Bruce Mouat (Edinburgh, SCO) in the Final of the Scottish Curling Championships, held February 18 - 25, 2017 in Perth, Scotland.
Murdoch finished 7-2 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Murdoch defeated
Stuart Taylor (Glasgow, SCO) 4-2, then went on to lose
10-7 against
Grant Hardie (Dumfries, SCO). Murdoch responded with a
7-5 win over
Kyle Smith (Stirling, SCO). Murdoch went on to lose
7-5 against
Ross Whyte (Dumfries, SCO). Murdoch responded with a
9-2 win over
Mouat. Murdoch won
5-3 against
Ally Fraser (Inverness, SCO), then won
8-6 against
Tom Brewster (Aberdeen, SCO) and
6-4 against
Scott Hamilton (Glasgow, SCO). Murdoch won
9-1 against
Chay Telfer (Glasgow, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Scottish Curling Championships Championship title, Murdoch earned
39.681 world rankings points. Murdoch move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 37.124 points improving upon their best results so far this season, ranking 10th overall with
460.356 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Murdoch ranks 15th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
189.120 points earned so far this season.
