David Murdoch
| David Murdoch | |
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| Born | April 17, 1978 Dumfries, Scotland |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Lockerbie CC, Lockerbie |
| Skip | David Murdoch |
| Third | Glen Muirhead |
| Second | Ross Paterson |
| Lead | Richard Woods |
| Career | |
| World Championship appearances |
5 (2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010) |
| European Championship appearances |
7 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 ) |
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Curling | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Silver | 2005 Victoria | |
| Gold | 2006 Lowell | |
| Silver | 2008 Grand Forks | |
| Gold | 2009 Moncton | |
| Bronze | 2010 Cortina d'Ampezzo | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
| Gold | 1995 Perth | |
| Gold | 1996 Red Deer | |
| Silver | 1998 Thunder Bay | |
| European Championships | ||
| Gold | 2003 Courmayeur | |
| Bronze | 2005 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | |
| Silver | 2006 Basel | |
| Gold | 2007 Füssen | |
| Gold | 2008 Örnsköldsvik | |
David Murdoch (born April 17, 1978 in Dumfries) is a Scottish curler from Lockerbie. Murdoch and his former team of Ewan MacDonald, Warwick Smith, Euan Byers and Peter Smith were the 2006 and 2009 World Curling Champions.
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[edit] Background
David Murdoch is from a talented curling family being the brother of Olympic coach Nancy Murdoch and former European Champion Neil Murdoch.[1]
[edit] Sporting career
[edit] Junior
Murdoch is a two time World Junior Curling Champion - in 1995, as an alternate for Tom Brewster, Jr., and in 1996 as a lead for James Dryburgh. In 1998 he won a silver medal at the World Juniors as a third for Garry MacKay. By 1999, Murdoch had moved up to the position of skip, and led Scotland to a 6-3 record and fifth place at that year's world juniors. Four years later, he led Scotland to the European Championship title, beating Peja Lindholm's formidable Sweden team in the final.
[edit] Senior
In 2005, Murdoch went to his first ever World Championships. At the 2005 Ford World Men's Curling Championship his Scotland rink won the silver medal after losing to Canada's Randy Ferbey in the final. The team's fine run of form ensured all four members a place in the Great Britain men's squad for the 2006 Winter Olympics, with Murdoch in the position of skip. At the Olympics, Murdoch and his team lost in the bronze medal match to Pete Fenson of the United States. Two months later, Murdoch would avenge his defeat in 2005 by winning the gold medal at the 2006 World Men's Curling Championship. Murdoch defeated Canada (skipped by Jean-Michel Ménard) in the final. In December 2006 he won the silver medal in the European Championships in Basel, Switzerland, and followed that up with gold in 2007. He successfully defended his title at the European Curling Championships 2008 against Norway's Thomas Ulsrud.
Murdoch and his team represented Scotland again at the 2008 World Men's Curling Championship,[2] where he lost to Canada in the final.
In 2009, Murdoch once again won a gold medal for Scotland at the World Mens Curling Championship, which was held in Moncton, NB.[3]
On January 17, 2010, Murdoch's rink became the first non-Canadian team to win the TSN Skins Game. His team won $70,500 (₤43,000) for the win.
After the 2009-10 season, Murdoch's Olympic team broke up.
[edit] Teams
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
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| 2006-07 | David Murdoch | Ewan MacDonald | Warwick Smith | Euan Byers | |
| 2007-08 | David Murdoch | Ewan MacDonald | Pete Smith | Euan Byers | |
| 2008-09 | David Murdoch | Ewan MacDonald | Pete Smith | Euan Byers | |
| 2009-10 | David Murdoch | Ewan MacDonald | Pete Smith | Euan Byers | Graeme Connall |
| 2010-11 | David Murdoch | Warwick Smith | Glen Muirhead | Ross Hepburn | |
| 2010-11 | David Murdoch | Glen Muirhead | Ross Paterson | Richard Woods |
[edit] Awards
- WJCC All-star lead: 1996
- WJCC All-star third: 1998
[edit] Continental Cup of Curling
Murdoch has participated in four Continental Cup events.
| Year | Event | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Mixed Doubles | 6 |
| 2004 | Men's Team | 0 |
| 2004 | Singles | 0 |
| 2004 | Men's Skins | 21 |
| 2006 | Mixed Doubles | 0 |
| 2006 | Men's Team | 6 |
| 2006 | Men's Skins | 17 |
| 2007 | ||
| 2008 |
[edit] Grand Slam record
| Event | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 |
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| World Cup | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | Q | Q |
| Canadian Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The National | Q | DNP | DNP | DNP | QF | DNP |
| Players' Championships | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | - |
Key
- C – Champion
- F – Lost final
- SF – Lost semi final
- QF – Lost quarter final
- Q – Did not make playoffs
- DNP – Did not participate in event
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.sisport.com/sisport/1897.html?pStyle=plain
- ^ Curling Scoops. 2008 World Men's Curling Championship
- ^ Curling Scoops: Scots on Top
