World Mixed Doubles Champion Bobby Lammie is set to line up with his regular teammates as the new Grand Slam season gets underway in spite of breaking his hand in training less than a fortnight ago.
The injury means that the 25-year-old will not be able to produce the powerhouse performance that has led to him being regarded as the best sweeper in the global game, but he has made the trip to Ontario for the Boost National which is taking place from October 4-9 and is keen to contribute as much as possible.
“I broke my hand 11 or 12 days ago, so I’m going to try to practise tonight and see how it feels,” Lammie explained. 
“I don’t think I’ll be able to sweep, but I’ll maybe be able to skip and hopefully still throw my shots in the second position.
“That’s the plan and I’m just taking a day at a time just now and we’ll see how it feels on the day.”
Along with teammates Grant Hardie and Hammy McMillan, Lammie enjoyed watching their skip Bruce Mouat win the first Grand Slam title of the season in mixed doubles with Jen Dodds at The Hardline Open last weekend while they continued their preparations for a return to the competition in which they have had so much success over the past two seasons.
“We feel very set,” said Lammie.
“We’ve had a big training set, about six weeks long after Baden, so we’ve been on ice a lot together, getting things ironed out and I think we’re in a pretty good place going into this.
“Bruce obviously had a very good result last weekend, so he’s obviously playing very well and in a good place, so hopefully we can put it all together this week.
“It’s great to be back. The Grand Slams are competitions we’ve thrived in over the last couple of years and we always look forward to playing against the top teams in the world, so we’re looking forward to getting started and getting the competitive juices flowing again.”
With fellow Scots Team Whyte also in the Boost National, Team Mouat could not have a tougher challenge in their opening match as they renew the rivalry with Sweden’s Team Edin that has spurred both teams on to combined domination of major competitions in recent years.
“They’re a team that we know very well,” said Lammie.
“We’ve got some wins over each other and they are always competitive games, so we’re looking forward to that. We know what to expect from them.
“They’re going to play pretty well, so we need to be on our game, especially in the first game in the competition and our first game in a while, so we just need to be ready for that and come out firing.”
Team Whyte have been drawn in the same group for the round-robin stages of the competition and open their campaign against Canada’s Team Dunstone.
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Images: Team GB / David Pearce.
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