Angus Bryce (born 11 May 2002 in Livingston) is a Scottish curler from Kelso. He currently plays second on Team Kyle Waddell. Playing for James Craik, Bryce won gold at the 2022 World Junior Curling Championships and 2023 Winter World University Games and bronze at the 2020 World Junior Curling Championships. He also won a gold medal at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival.
At just 14 years old, Bryce and his team, skipped by Cameron McNay, reached the final of the 2016 Scottish Junior Curling Championships. After going 5âÂÂ2 through the round robin, the young team defeated Ross Whyte 7âÂÂ4 in the semifinal before losing to Bruce Mouat 8âÂÂ3 in the championship game. The following year, the team again reached the playoffs, this time being defeated by Whyte in the semifinal game. Two years later, Bryce made his international debut at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival, playing second on the British team that also included Hamish Gallacher, Robyn Munro and Inca Maguire. At the festival, the team went an undefeated 6âÂÂ0 to reach the playoffs. They then defeated Poland in the semifinal before beating Switzerland in the final to claim the gold medal.
After failing to reach the playoffs at the national championship for two years in a row, Bryce joined the Hamish Gallacher rink at second. The team, including third Scott Hyslop and lead Jack Carrick went 6âÂÂ1 at the 2020 Scottish junior championship, finishing tied for first with James Craik. After being beaten by Craik in the 1 vs. 2 game, Team Gallacher beat Callum Kinnear in the semifinal to reach the final. There, they were again defeated by Craik to finish with the silver medal. After the event, Bryce was invited to join Team Craik as their alternate at the 2020 World Junior Curling Championships in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. There, the Scottish team of Craik, Mark Watt, Blair Haswell, Niall Ryder and Bryce topped the round robin with a 7âÂÂ2 record, earning themselves a spot in the playoffs. The team then lost to Switzerland's Marco Hösli 9âÂÂ6 in the semifinal before defeating Germany's Sixten Totzek 6âÂÂ5 to capture the bronze medal.
Bryce joined Craik's team full-time at third for the 2021âÂÂ22 season. After being delayed to the fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland, the team won the Scottish junior title in November 2021, winning all ten of their games en route to claiming the title. In preparation for the 2022 World Junior Curling Championships in May, the team competed in the 2022 Scottish Curling Championships. There, they finished 6âÂÂ4 through the double round robin, finishing third and advancing to the playoffs. They then lost 7âÂÂ2 to eventual champion Ross Paterson in the semifinal, earning the bronze medal. Entering the world junior championship as the highest ranked team, the team finished with an 8âÂÂ1 round robin record, in sole first-place possession. This time, the team advanced through the semifinal game by defeating Norway's Grunde Buraas 7âÂÂ5. They then claimed the gold medal with a dominant 7âÂÂ1 win over Germany's Benjamin Kapp.
Bryce and Craik reunited with former teammates Mark Watt and Blair Haswell for the 2022âÂÂ23 season, forming a team to represent Great Britain at the 2023 Winter World University Games. 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. This set the team up for a dominant run at the University Games, going 8âÂÂ1 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. After the championship, the team returned home to the Scottish men's championship where they again reached the playoffs with a 5âÂÂ2 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.
Now focused solely on men's play, Team Craik began the 2023âÂÂ24 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, Bryce's first tour victory. With the points they accumulated throughout the 2022âÂÂ23 and start of the 2023âÂÂ24 season, the team rose high enough in the ranks to qualify for the 2023 National Grand Slam event. 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 2âÂÂ2 in the round robin, just enough to squeak into the playoff round. They were then defeated by Yannick Schwaller 6âÂÂ5 in the quarterfinals. 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 2âÂÂ2 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 5âÂÂ4 score. In February, the team had another strong showing at the national men's championship, going 6âÂÂ2 in the round robin and qualifying for the 1 vs. 2 game. There, they lost 7âÂÂ3 to Team Whyte but rebounded with a 9âÂÂ1 win over Team Mouat to reach the final. There, they again came up short to Whyte, losing 7âÂÂ6. The team ended their season at the 2024 Players' Championship Slam where they went 1âÂÂ4.
Team Craik reached the playoffs at the first Slam of the 2024âÂÂ25 season, losing to Team Mouat in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Tour Challenge. They also made the playoffs at the 2024 Euro Super Series and the Grand Prix Bern Inter, losing out in the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively. They had less success at the next two Slams, missing the playoffs at both the 2024 Canadian Open and the 2024 National. With only three playoff appearances on tour, they fell out of Slam contention by the end of the first half of the season. In the new year, they finished third through the round robin of the Scottish championship with a 6âÂÂ2 record. They then lost in the semifinal to Team Whyte who went on to win the event. In February, they won their first event by going undefeated to claim the Sun City Cup. The team ended their season at the Aberdeen International Curling Championship where they lost in the final to Cameron Bryce.
In the off season, British Curling shuffled around their men's lineups with Bryce, Haswell and Watt forming a new team with Kyle and Craig Waddell for the 2025âÂÂ26 season.
Bryce is employed at Bryce Suma Post Drivers. He previously attended Open University and Kelso High School, winning the Scottish Schools Curling Championship in 2019. His siblings Cameron and Amy are previous Scottish junior champions. He is in a relationship with American curler Sydney Mullaney.