Scottish Men's Curling Championship

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Scottish Men's Curling Championship
Established1962
2024 host city Dumfries [1]
2024 arenaDumfries Ice Bowl
2024 champion Ross Whyte
Current edition

The Scottish Men's Curling Championship is the national men's curling championship for Scotland. The championship usually decides which team of curlers is sent to the World Men's Curling Championship, but in Olympic years the winner must play the British Olympic representative to play to determine the Scottish team at the Worlds. [2] Beginning in 2021, Scotland's World Championship teams will be selected by Scottish Curling instead. [3]

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Past champions

YearSkipThirdSecondLeadLocale
1962 Willie Young John Pearson Sandy Anderson Robert Young Stirling
1963 Chuck Hay John Bryden Alan Glen James Hamilton Perth
1964 Alex F. Torrance Alex A. Torrance Robert Kirkland James Waddell Hamilton
1965 Chuck Hay John Bryden Alan Glen David Howie Perth
1966 Chuck Hay John Bryden Alan Glen David Howie Perth
1967 Chuck Hay John Bryden Alan Glen David Howie Perth
1968 Chuck Hay John Bryden Alan Glen David Howie Perth
1969 Bill Muirhead George Haggart Derek Scott Alex Young Perth
1970 Bill Muirhead George Haggart Derek Scott Murray Melville Perth
1971 James Sanderson Willie Sanderson Iain Baxter Colin Baxter Edinburgh
1972 Alex F. Torrance Alex A. Torrance Robert Kirkland James Waddell Hamilton
1973 Alex F. Torrance Alex A. Torrance Tom McGregor Willie Kerr Hamilton
1974 James Waddell James Steele Robert Kirkland Willie Frame Hamilton
1975 Alex F. Torrance Alex A. Torrance Willie Kerr Tom MacGregor Hamilton
1976 Bill Muirhead Derek Scott Len Dudman Roy Sinclair Perth
1977 Ken Horton Willie Jamieson Keith Douglas Richard Harding Glasgow
1978 James Sanderson Iain Baxter Willie Sanderson Colin Baxter Edinburgh
1979 James Waddell Willie Frame Jim Forrest George Bryan Hamilton
1980 Barton Henderson Greig Henderson William Henderson Alastair Sinclair Aberdeen
1981 Colin Hamilton Michael Dick David Ramsay Richard Pretsel Edinburgh
1982 Colin Hamilton David Ramsay Michael Dick Richard Pretsel Edinburgh
1983 Graeme Adam Ken Horton Andrew McQuistin Bob Cowan Irvine
1984 Mike Hay David Hay David Smith Russell Keiller Perth
1985 Billy Howat Robert Clark Robert Shaw Alistair Henry Ayr
1986 David Smith Hammy McMillan Mike Hay Peter Smith Perth
1987 Grant McPherson Hammy McMillan Bobby Wilson Richard Harding Kinlochard
1988 David Smith Hammy McMillan Mike Hay Peter Smith Perth
1989 Graeme Adam Ken Horton Andrew McQuistin Robin Copland Glasgow
1990 David Smith Mike Hay Peter Smith David Hay Perth
1991 David Smith Graeme Connal Peter Smith David Hay Perth
1992 Hammy McMillan Norman Brown Gordon Muirhead Roger McIntyre Stranraer
1993 David Smith Graeme Connal Peter Smith David Hay Perth
1994 Colin Hamilton Bob Kelly Vic Moran Colin Barr Livingston
1995 Gordon Muirhead Peter Loudon Bob Kelly Russell Keiller Livingston
1996 Warwick Smith David Smith Peter Smith David Hay Perth
1997 Hammy McMillan Norman Brown Mike Hay Brian Binnie Stranraer
1998 David Smith Warwick Smith Peter Smith David Hay Perth
1999 Hammy McMillan Warwick Smith Ewan MacDonald Peter Loudon Inverness
2000 Robert Kelly Neil Hampton Tom Pendreigh Ross Hepburn Inverness
2001 Hammy McMillan Warwick Smith Ewan MacDonald Peter Loudon Inverness
2002 Peter Smith David Hay Graham Cormack Steve Rankin Perth
2003 David Murdoch Craig Wilson Neil Murdoch Euan Byers Lockerbie
2004 Ewan MacDonald Warwick Smith David Hay Peter Loudon Inverness
2005 David Murdoch Craig Wilson Neil Murdoch Euan Byers Lockerbie
2006 David Murdoch Ewan MacDonald Warwick Smith Euan Byers Lockerbie
2007 Warwick Smith Craig Wilson David Smith Ross Hepburn Perth
2008 David Murdoch Graeme Connal Peter Smith Euan Byers Lockerbie
2009 David Murdoch Ewan MacDonald Peter Smith Euan Byers Lockerbie
2010 Warwick Smith Craig Wilson David Smith Ross Hepburn Perth
2011 Tom Brewster Greg Drummond Scott Andrews Michael Goodfellow Aberdeen
2012 Tom Brewster Greg Drummond Scott Andrews Michael Goodfellow Aberdeen
2013 Tom Brewster David Murdoch Greg Drummond Scott Andrews Aberdeen
2014 Ewan MacDonald Duncan Fernie David Reid Euan Byers Inverness
2015 Ewan MacDonald Duncan Fernie Ruairidh Greenwood Euan Byers Inverness
2016 Tom Brewster Glen Muirhead Ross Paterson Hammy McMillan, Jr. Aberdeen
2017 David Murdoch Greg Drummond Scott Andrews Michael Goodfellow Lockerbie
2018 Bruce Mouat Grant Hardie Bobby Lammie Hammy McMillan, Jr. Murrayfield
2019 Bruce Mouat Grant Hardie Bobby Lammie Hammy McMillan, Jr. Murrayfield
2020 Bruce Mouat [4] Grant Hardie Bobby Lammie Hammy McMillan, Jr. Murrayfield
2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland [5]
2022 Ross Paterson Kyle Waddell Duncan Menzies Craig Waddell Stirling
2023 Bruce Mouat Grant Hardie Bobby Lammie Hammy McMillan, Jr. Edinburgh
2024 Ross Whyte Robin Brydone Duncan McFadzean Euan Kyle Stirling

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References

  1. "Scottish Curling Men's & Women's Championships". Scottish Curling. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  2. "World Championship Playoff". Scottish Curling. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  3. "SCOTTISH CURLING MAKES KEY CHANGE TO MAXIMISE COMPETITIVENESS ON GLOBAL STAGE". Scottish Curling. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  4. "Scottish Curling Championships: Eve Muirhead guides rink to eighth title as Bruce Mouat seals three in row". BBC Sport. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  5. @scottishcurling (14 January 2021). "Following a meeting of our Comps Committee, we are very disappointed to announce the cancellation of the remaining competitions in the 2020-21 calendar. We remain hopeful of some indoor curling towards the end of the season, and look forward to a safe and healthy 2021-22" (Tweet) via Twitter.