World Curling Championships: Bruce Mouat & Rebecca Morrison rinks selected for Scotland
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Hammy McMillan, Bobby Lammie and Bruce Mouat are heading to Switzerland next month
Bruce Mouat will lead Scotland's title defence at the men's World Curling Championships, while Rebecca Morrison's rink vie for women's glory.
Reigning champion and Olympic silver medallist Mouat plus Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan and alternate Kyle Waddell will compete in Switzerland from 30 March.
The tournament finishes on 7 April.
Morrison, Jen Dodds, Sophie Sinclair, Sophie Jackson and alternate Gina Aitken play in Canada from 16-24 March.
Both rinks missed out on the recent Scottish titles.
However, Mouat, appearing at a fifth Worlds, is the reigning European men's skip champion and Morrison's rink took European bronze in 2022.
"It means everything to us to be selected for the Worlds," said Mouat, 29.
"It is what we have worked for all season and it is incredibly important to me and all the boys to have the chance to represent Scotland.
"It is an honour to be selected and to have that responsibility to retain that world title as well as hopefully earn qualification points for Team GB for the next Olympics."
Morrison added: "We are so excited to be selected to represent Scotland and feel we have unfinished business at the World Championships and are delighted to have been given this opportunity.
"We have so much more potential as a team and are looking to build on our good results and finish this season on a high."
British Curling executive performance director Nigel Holl highlighted Scotland's "strength in depth" and said both rinks were selected following a "meticulous and rigorous assessment process" covering performances across a full season.