David Murdoch (Lockerbie, SCO) lost
5-4 to
Tom Brewster (Aberdeen, SCO) in the Final of the Go Coco Scottish Curling Championships, held February 13 - 20, 2016 at the Nelson Curling Club in Nelson, Canada.
Murdoch finished 6-3 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Murdoch defeated
Robin Brydone (Perth, SCO) 8-3, then won
8-7 against
Bruce Mouat (Edinburgh, SCO) and
7-3 against
Ewan MacDonald (Inverness, SCO). Murdoch won
6-4 against
Kyle Smith (Perth, SCO). Murdoch went on to lose
8-4 against
Cameron Bryce (Border, SCO). Murdoch responded with a
8-1 win over
Scott MacLeod (Aberdeen, SCO). Murdoch went on to lose
8-2 against
Brewster. Murdoch responded with a
9-2 win over
Moray Combe (Perth, SCO). Murdoch went on to lose
5-4 against
Grant Hardie (Dumfries, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Go Coco Scottish Curling Championships, Murdoch take home
29.955 world rankings points. For week 27 of the event schedule, Murdoch did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Murdoch ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
