Mark Watt (curler)

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Mark Watt
Curler
Born (1999-10-31) 31 October 1999 (age 25)
Stirling, Scotland
Team
Curling club Dunning CC,
Perth, SCO [1]
Skip James Craik
Third Mark Watt
Second Angus Bryce
Lead Blair Haswell
Mixed doubles
partner		 Lisa Davie
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Medal record
Men's Curling
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World University Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Saranac Lake
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Krasnoyarsk
Scottish Men's Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Dumfries
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Dumfries
Scottish Mixed Doubles Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Perth
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Perth
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Aberdeen

Mark Watt (born 31 October 1999 in Stirling) is a Scottish curler from Auchterarder. [1] [2] He currently plays third on Team James Craik. Playing for Craik, Watt won gold at the 2023 Winter World University Games and bronze at the 2020 World Junior Curling Championships.

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Career

Juniors

Watt won the Scottish Junior Curling Championships in 2020, playing third for James Craik. The team also included second Blair Haswell and lead Niall Ryder. [3] This earned the rink the right to represent Scotland at the 2020 World Junior Curling Championships, in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. There, they topped the round robin with a 7–2 record, earning themselves a spot in the playoffs. The team then lost to Switzerland's Marco Hösli 9–6 in the semifinal before defeating Germany's Sixten Totzek 6–5 to capture the bronze medal. [4] With Watt aging out of juniors following the cancelled 2020–21 season, he created a new team with Gregor Cannon, Haswell and Gavin Barr. This lineup saw limited success, only reaching the playoffs in two of seven World Curling Tour events and finishing with a 4–6 record at the 2022 Scottish Curling Championships. [5]

Men's

Watt and Haswell reunited with former teammates Craik and Angus Bryce for the 2022–23 season, forming a team to represent Great Britain at the 2023 Winter World University Games. [6] On the European tour, the team found success, reaching the semifinals of the 2022 Oslo Cup and 2023 Mercure Perth Masters and the quarterfinals of four other events. [7] This set the team up for a dominant run at the University Games, going 8–1 through the round robin and beating Canada's Dalhousie University team (skipped by Owen Purcell) in the semifinal to advance to the final. There, they beat the United States' Daniel Casper to claim the gold medal, becoming the second British men's team to do so. [8] [9] After the championship, the team returned home to the Scottish men's championship where they reached the playoffs with a 5–2 record in the round robin. They then beat Ross Whyte in the semifinal before coming up short to Bruce Mouat in the final, who went on to win the 2023 World Men's Curling Championship. [10] [11]

Now focused solely on men's play, Team Craik began the 2023–24 season with back-to-back playoff finishes at the 2023 Baden Masters and the 2023 Euro Super Series, losing out to Joël Retornaz and Bruce Mouat respectively. In October, the team went undefeated to win the Grand Prix Bern Inter, Watt's first tour victory. [12] With the points they accumulated throughout the 2022–23 and start of the 2023–24 season, the team rose high enough in the ranks to qualify for the 2023 National Grand Slam event. [13] They previously competed in the 2023 Tour Challenge Tier 2 event, however, lost in the quarterfinals to Mike McEwen. At the National, the team went 2–2 in the round robin, just enough to squeak into the playoff round. They were then defeated by Yannick Schwaller 6–5 in the quarterfinals. [14] Team Craik also had enough points to play in the next two Slams, the 2023 Masters and the 2024 Canadian Open. After missing the playoffs at the Masters, the team again went 2–2 at the Canadian Open and had a good enough draw total to reach the playoffs. This time, it was Mouat who took them out in the quarterfinal round by a 5–4 score. [15] In February, the team had another strong showing at the national men's championship, going 6–2 in the round robin and qualifying for the 1 vs. 2 game. [16] There, they lost 7–3 to Team Whyte but rebounded with a 9–1 win over Team Mouat to reach the final. There, they again came up short to Whyte, losing 7–6. [17] The team ended their season at the 2024 Players' Championship Slam where they went 1–4. [18]

Mixed doubles

Watt played in his first Scottish Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in 2022 with partner Katie McMillan. There, the pair finished 4–1 through the round robin, advancing to the playoffs where they beat Sophie Sinclair and Ross Whyte in the quarterfinals. They then lost to Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat in the semifinals, settling for third. [19] The following year, Watt paired with Hannah Farries, missing the playoffs with a 2–3 record. [20]

In 2024, Watt again played in the national championship, teaming up with Lisa Davie to reach the playoffs with a 5–1 record. [21] In the quarterfinals, Davie and Watt beat Fay Henderson and Euan Kyle 7–5 before going on to defeat Rebecca Morrison and Kyle Waddell 8–3 in the semifinals. This advanced them to the final where they lost 9–3 to Sophie Jackson and Duncan McFadzean, earning the silver medal from the championship. [22] The next season, Davie and Watt went 3–1 through the qualifying round, earning a direct bye to the semifinals. They were then eliminated by Sophie Sinclair and Robin Brydone in an 8–7 game, finishing third. [23]

Personal life

Watt works at the Perth Trophy Shop. He previously studied at Open University. His father Iain Watt won silver at the 1990 World Junior Curling Championships and his sister Laura Watt won gold at the 2023 World Junior Curling Championships. [1]

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLead
2016–17 [24] James Craik Mark Watt Matthew McKenzie Niall Ryder
2017–18James Craik Angus Bryce Mark WattNiall Ryder
2018–19Angus BryceMark Watt Mark Taylor George Smith
2019–20James CraikMark Watt Blair Haswell Niall Ryder
2020–21James CraikMark WattBlair HaswellNiall Ryder
2021–22Mark Watt Gregor Cannon Blair Haswell Gavin Barr
2022–23James CraikMark WattAngus BryceBlair Haswell
2023–24James CraikMark WattAngus BryceBlair Haswell
2024–25James CraikMark WattAngus BryceBlair Haswell

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