David Edwards (Aberdeen, SCO) won
9-3 over
Ross McCleary (Kinross, SCO) in the Final of the Edinburgh International, held November 8 - 10, 2013 at the Murrayfield Curling Club in Edinburgh, Scotland. To advance to the championship game, Edwards won
5-1 over
Grant Hardie (Dumfries, SCO) in the semifinals of the 2013 Edinburgh International in Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland; and won
5-4 over
Frazer Hare (Stranraer, SCO) in the quarterfinals. of the 2013 Edinburgh International in Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland;
Edwards finished 4-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Edwards defeated
Ritvars Gulbis (Riga, LAT) 7-2, then went on to lose
6-5 against
David Sik (Prague, CZE). Edwards responded with a
6-2 win over
Kyle Smith (Perth, SCO). Edwards won
4-3 against
Markus Hoiberg (Oppdal, NOR), then won
12-1 against
McCleary in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Edinburgh International Championship title, Edwards earned
7.350 world rankings points along with the $6,727CDN first prize cheque, moving up 18 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 79th place overall with
18.361 total points. Edwards ranks 69th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
7.350 points earned so far this season.
