Scotland's David Murdoch won
7-6 over
Kevin Martin (Edmonton, CAN) in the Final of the Ford World Men's Curling Championship, held April 3 - 12, 2009 in Moncton, New Brunswick.
Scotland's David Murdoch finished 8-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Scotland's David Murdoch lost
10-7 to
Switzerland's Ralph Stöckli, then responded with a
12-6 win over
John Shuster (Duluth, USA). Scotland's David Murdoch won
11-8 against
Germany's Andy Kapp, then won
7-2 against
Finland's Kalle Kiiskinen and
7-5 against
Japan's Yusuke Morozumi. Scotland's David Murdoch went on to lose
9-7 against
Fengchun Wang (Harbin, CHN). Scotland's David Murdoch lost
5-4 to
Czech Republic's Jiri Snitil where Scotland's David Murdoch responded with a
9-1 win over
France's Thomas Dufour. Scotland's David Murdoch won
6-5 against
Norway's Thomas Ulsrud, then won
11-3 against
Denmark's Ulrik Schmidt and
6-5 against
Martin in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Ford World Men's Curling Championship Championship title, Scotland's David Murdoch earned
40.000 world rankings points. For week of the event schedule, Scotland's David Murdoch did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Scotland's David Murdoch ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
