James Craik (Stirling, SCO) lost
6-3 to
Cameron Bryce (Norder, SCO) in the Final of the Aberdeen International Curling Championship, held March 14 - 16, 2025 at the Curl Aberdeen in Aberdeen, Scotland. To advance to the championship game, Craik won
5-4 over
Marc Muskatewitz (Fuessen, GER) in the semifinals of the 2025 Aberdeen International Curling Championship in Aberdeen, Scotland, Scotland; and won
7-3 over
Ross Whyte (Stirling, SCO) in the quarterfinals. of the 2025 Aberdeen International Curling Championship in Aberdeen, Scotland, Scotland;
Craik finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Craik lost
6-2 to
Bruce Mouat (Stirling, SCO), then responded with a
5-2 win over
Gian Wildhaber (Aarau, SUI). Craik won
8-2 against
Orrin Carson (Stirling, SCO), then won
7-2 against
Xiao Ming Xu (BEI JING, CHN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Aberdeen International Curling Championship, Craik take home
27.500 world rankings points along with the $2,049CDN prize. Craik move up 5 spots after posting a net gain of 22.25 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 16th overall with
166.625 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Craik ranks 16th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
166.625 points earned so far this season.
