Mixed Doubles Bern | |
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Established | 2017 |
Host city | Bern, Switzerland |
Arena | Curling Bern |
Purse | CHF 10,000 |
2024 champion | Rebecca Morrison / Bobby Lammie |
Current edition | |
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.
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