Warwick Smith (Perth, SCO) won
5-4 over
Grant Hardie (Dumfries, SCO) in the Final of the Stirling Invitational, held November 30 - December 2, 2012 in Stirling, Scotland. To advance to the championship game, Smith won
5-1 over
David Edwards (Aberdeen, SCO) in the semifinals of the 2012 Stirling Invitational in Stirling, Scotland; and won
5-3 over
Hammy McMillan (Stranraer, SCO) in the quarterfinals. of the 2012 Stirling Invitational in Stirling, Scotland;
Smith finished 5-0 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith defeated
Hardie 3-1, then won
6-3 against
Mathias Genner (Kitzbuehel, AUT) and
7-2 against
Kelly Marnoch (Carberry, MB). Smith won
7-1 against
Graeme Black (Perth, SCO), then won
6-3 against
Scotland's Bruce Mouat in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Stirling Invitational Championship title, Smith earned
5.600 world rankings points along with the $3,204CDN first prize cheque, moving up 14 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 74th place overall with
22.281 total points. Smith ranks 103rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
5.600 points earned so far this season.
