Mixed Doubles Prague Trophy | |
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Established | 2022 |
Host city | Prague, Czech Republic |
Arena | Curling Arena Prague |
Purse | € 3,350 |
2024 champion | Han Yu / Zou Qiang |
Current edition | |
The WCT Mixed Doubles Prague Trophy is an annual mixed doubles curling tournament on the ISS Mixed Doubles World Curling Tour. It is held annually at the Curling Arena Prague in Prague, Czech Republic. [1]
The purse for the event is € 3,350 and its event categorization is 300 (highest calibre is 1000). The winning team wins € 1,450 with second place receiving € 900, third receiving € 600 and fourth earning € 400. [2]
As the event is run in April, it attracts many top international mixed doubles teams due to its proximity to the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships which are held a few weeks after. In 2024, fifteen countries were represented across twenty-four teams. [3]
The event began in 2022.
Year | Winning pair | Runner up pair | Third place | Fourth place | Purse |
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2022 [4] | Zuzana Paulová / Tomáš Paul | Anna Fowler / Ben Fowler | Jasmin Lander / Henrik Holtermann | Julie Zelingrová / Vít Chabičovský | € 3,350 |
2023 [2] | Lotta Immonen / Markus Sipilä | Marie Turmann / Harri Lill | Vanessa Tonoli / Wouter Gösgens | Lea Hüppi / Jonas Weiss | € 3,350 |
2024 [5] | Han Yu / Zou Qiang | Emira Abbes / Klaudius Harsch | Jasmin Lander / Henrik Holtermann | Tahli Gill / Dean Hewitt | € 3,350 |
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