Mixed Doubles Bern | |
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Established | 2017 |
Host city | Bern, Switzerland |
Arena | Curling Bern |
Purse | CHF 10,000 |
2022 champion | Rupp / Wunderlin |
The Mixed Doubles Bern is an annual mixed doubles curling tournament on the ISS Mixed Doubles World Curling Tour. It is held annually in the Fall at Curling Bern in Bern, Switzerland. [1]
The purse for the event is CHF 10,000 [1] and its event categorization is 500 (highest calibre is 1000). [2]
The event has been held since 2017.
Year | Winning pair | Runner up pair | Third place | Fourth place | Purse (CHF) |
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2017 [3] | Anastasia Bryzgalova / Alexander Krushelnitskiy | Jenny Perret / Martin Rios | Michèle Jäggi / Sven Michel | Jang Hye-ji / Lee Ki-jeong | 10,000 |
2018 [4] | Marlene Albrecht / Matt Wozniak | Jenny Perret / Martin Rios | Gina Aitken / Scott Andrews | Malin Wendel / Fabian Wingfors | 10,000 |
2019 [5] | Daniela Rupp / Kevin Wunderlin | Gina Aitken / Scott Andrews | Jenny Perret / Martin Rios | Therese Westman / Robin Ahlberg | CA$ 14,801 |
2020 [1] | Isabella Wranå / Rasmus Wranå | Jenny Perret / Martin Rios | Lisa Gisler / Romano Meier | Alice Cobelli / Amos Mosaner | 12,000 |
2021 [6] | Kristin Skaslien / Magnus Nedregotten | Jenny Perret / Martin Rios | Therese Westman / Robin Ahlberg | Daniela Rupp / Kevin Wunderlin | 10,000 |
2022 [7] | Daniela Rupp / Kevin Wunderlin | Therese Westman / Robin Ahlberg | Karoliine Kaare / Harri Lill | Pia-Lisa Schöll / Klaudius Harsch | 10,000 |
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