Ross Whyte (Dumfries, SCO) lost
6-5 to
Ross Paterson (Stirling, SCO) in the Final of the Scottish Curling Championships, held February 21 - 27, 2022 at the Dumfries Ice Bowl in Dumfries, Scotland.
Whyte finished 8-2 in the 6-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Whyte defeated
Mark Watt (Perth, SCO) 7-6, then went on to lose
7-3 against
James Craik (Forfar, SCO). Whyte responded with a
8-3 win over
Jack Strawhorn (Dumfries, SCO). Whyte won
8-7 against
Cameron Bryce (Kelso, SCO), then won
10-8 against
Paterson and
10-3 against
Watt. Whyte won
6-5 against
Craik, then won
8-4 against
Strawhorn and
10-3 against
Bryce. Whyte went on to lose
6-4 against
Paterson in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Scottish Curling Championships, Whyte take home
17.086 world rankings points. Whyte gained 9.406 points improving upon their best 6 events, though dropped 1 spots on the
World Ranking Standings into 13thplace overall with
227.977 total points. Whyte ranks 7th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
177.607 points earned so far this season.
