Having each completed three successive Scottish titles, Ross Whyte and Fay Henderson will make their World Curling Championship debuts this month.
Scotland are the defending men’s world champions but neither Team Bruce Mouat nor Team Rebecca Morrison, who represented Great Britain at the Olympic Winter Games, took part in the home championships.
Whyte is ranked number four in the world while double Olympic silver medallist Mouat is top of the global standings.
Along with Robin Brydone, Craig Waddell, Euan Kyle and Duncan McFadzean, Whyte will compete in Ogden, USA from 27 March–4 April.
“We have waited for this chance for a number of years and that only makes us all the more proud to get to defend the title for Scotland,” Whyte said.
“We have demonstrated with our Grand Slam wins in Canada in each of the last two seasons that we can beat the world’s best and we will head over there full of confidence in our capacity to deliver for Scotland.”
The alternate (extra member) for this year’s Olympic team, Henderson is a former world junior champion and her rink includes 2022 Olympic gold medallist Hailey Duff.
Those two will be joined by Lisa Davie, Katie McMillan and Laura Watt in Calgary, Canada from 14-22 March.
“This has been a big goal that we’ve been so close to over the last few years so we are really excited to see what we can achieve,” Henderson said.
Scottish Curling chief executive Vincent Bryson said both teams had “shown remarkable consistency and determination to earn their opportunity on the world stage” and is confident they will “showcase the depth of talent” Scotland has.
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