Scottish Men's Curling Championship Explained

Scottish Men's Curling Championship
Established:	1962
Current Host City:	Dumfries^[1]
Current Arena:	Dumfries Ice Bowl
Current Champion:	Ross Whyte
Current:	2024 Scottish Curling Championships

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]

Past champions

Year	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
1962					Stirling
1963					Perth
1964					Hamilton
1965					Perth
1966					Perth
1967					Perth
1968					Perth
1969					Perth
1970					Perth
1971	James Sanderson	Willie Sanderson	Iain Baxter		Edinburgh
1972					Hamilton
1973					Hamilton
1974					Hamilton
1975					Hamilton
1976					Perth
1977					Glasgow
1978		Iain Baxter			Edinburgh
1979					Hamilton
1980					Aberdeen
1981				Richard Pretsel	Edinburgh
1982				Richard Pretsel	Edinburgh
1983					Irvine
1984					Perth
1985		Robert Clark			Ayr
1986					Perth
1987					Kinlochard
1988					Perth
1989					Glasgow
1990					Perth
1991					Perth
1992					Stranraer
1993					Perth
1994					Livingston
1995					Livingston
1996					Perth
1997					Stranraer
1998					Perth
1999					Inverness
2000					Inverness
2001					Inverness
2002					Perth
2003					Lockerbie
2004					Inverness
2005					Lockerbie
2006					Lockerbie
2007					Perth
2008					Lockerbie
2009					Lockerbie
2010					Perth
2011					Aberdeen
					Aberdeen
2013					Aberdeen
2014					Inverness
2015					Inverness
2016					Aberdeen
2017					Lockerbie
2018					Murrayfield
2019					Murrayfield
2020^[4]					Murrayfield
2021	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland^[5]
					Stirling
2023					Edinburgh
2024					Stirling

See also

• Scottish Women's Curling Championship
• Scottish Mixed Curling Championship
• Scottish Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
• Scottish Junior Curling Championships
• Scottish Senior Curling Championships
• Scottish Schools Curling Championship
• Scottish Wheelchair Curling Championship

External links

• List of champions

Notes and References

1. Web site: Scottish Curling Men's & Women's Championships . Scottish Curling . 22 February 2022 . https://archive.today/20220222172320/https://competitions.scottishcurling.org/competitions/scottish-curling-mens-womens-championships/ . 22 February 2022 . live.
2. Web site: World Championship Playoff . Scottish Curling. 9 September 2019.
3. Web site: SCOTTISH CURLING MAKES KEY CHANGE TO MAXIMISE COMPETITIVENESS ON GLOBAL STAGE . Scottish Curling. 8 May 2020.
4. News: Scottish Curling Championships: Eve Muirhead guides rink to eighth title as Bruce Mouat seals three in row. 2020-02-15. BBC Sport. 2020-03-06. en-GB.
5. scottishcurling. 1349772086332575746. 14 Jan 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..