James J.Craik (Stirling, SCO) lost
7-6 to
Bruce Mouat (Stirling, SCO) in the Final of the Scottish Curling Championships, held February 6 - 12, 2023 at the Dumfries Ice Bowl in Dumfries, Scotland. To advance to the championship game, J.Craik won
7-6 over
Ross Whyte (Stirling, SCO) in the semifinals of the 2023 Scottish Curling Championships in Dumfries, Scotland, Scotland;
J.Craik finished 5-2 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, J.Craik defeated
Ross R.Craik (Stirling, SCO) 8-2, then went on to lose
7-5 against
Mouat. J.Craik lost
6-5 to
Whyte where J.Craik responded with a
9-7 win over
Cameron Bryce (Stirling, SCO). J.Craik won
7-5 against
Kyle Waddell (Glasgow, SCO), then won
8-4 against
Jack Strawhorn (Dumfries, SCO) and
7-6 against
Orrin Carson (Dumfries, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Scottish Curling Championships, J.Craik take home
30.250 world rankings points. J.Craik move up 5 spots after posting a net gain of 21.25 points improving upon their best 7 results so far this season, ranking 21st overall with
144.006 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. J.Craik ranks 20th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
136.500 points earned so far this season.
