English Mixed Doubles Curling Championship

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English Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
Established2008
2020 champion Ben Fowler / Anna Fowler

The English Mixed Doubles Curling Championship is the national mixed doubles curling championship for England. The championship usually decides which team of curlers is sent to the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship later that season (if England qualified for Worlds). It has been held annually since 2008. [1] It is organized by the English Curling Association. [2]

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Past champions

YearMale curlerFemale curlerPlace
at Worlds [3]
2008John BrownGlynnice Lauder
2009John SharpJane Clark
2010John SharpJane Clark
2011John SharpJane Clark
2012John SharpLorna Rettig
2013 Ben Fowler Hetty Garnier
2014Bryan ZacharyAngharad Ward
2015Alan MacDougall Lana Watson
2016 Ben Fowler Anna Fowler
8th
2017 Ben Fowler Anna Fowler
2018Tom Jaeggi Anna Fowler
2019 Ben Fowler Anna Fowler
9th
2020 [4] Ben Fowler Anna Fowler
not held
2021

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