The New Zealand Mixed Curling Championship is the national championship of mixed curling (two men and two women) in New Zealand. It has been held annually since 2010 and organized by New Zealand Curling Association. [1]
In mixed curling, the positions on a team must alternate between men and women. If a man throws last rocks, which is usually the case, the women must throw lead rocks and third rocks, while the other male member of the team throws second rocks.
The past champions and medalists of the event are listed as follows (in order – fourth/skip, third, second, lead, alternate; skips marked bold):
Year | Host city Dates | Champion | Runner-up | Bronze |
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2010 [2] | 6—7 June Auckland | Kenny Thomson , Brydie Donald, Lorne DePape, Marisa Jones | Len Hill , Christine Bewick, Len McSaveney, Beth Gibbs | Brett Sargon, Brittany Taylor, Kieran Ford, Eleanor Adviento |
2011 [3] | 5—6 June Auckland | Kenny Williamson, Liz Matthews, Ian Ford, Pauline Farra | Peter Taylor, Glenys Taylor, Al Langille, Miriam Tackoor | Iain Craig, Tash Dallow, Lorne DePape, Brianne Koning |
2012 [4] | 3—4 June Auckland | Iain Craig, Tessa Farley, Josh Dallow, Holly Gosse | Kieran Ford, Eleanor Adviento, Brett Sargon, Kelsi Heath | Al Langille, Glenys Taylor, Peter Taylor, Anne Huddleston |
2013 [5] | 2—3 June Auckland | Iain Craig, Brianne Koning, Josh Dallow, Holly Gosse | Thivya Jeyaranjan, Jon Jaksic, Dean Fotti, Tessa Farley, alternate: Craig Parr-Whalley | Elizabeth Matthews, Kenny Williamson, Pauline Farra, Ian Ford |
2014 [6] | 1—2 June Auckland | Iain Craig, Tash Dallow, Josh Dallow, Holly Gosse | Liz Matthews, Kenny Williamson, Pauline Farra, Ian Ford | Thivya Jeyaranjan, Ben Frew, Eleanor Adviento, Kieran Grieve |
2015 [7] | Dave Watt, Thivya Jeyaranjan, Garion Long, Waverley Taylor | Iain Craig, Natasha Dallow, Josh Dallow, Holly Gosse | Brett Sargon, Eleanor Adviento, Kieran Ford, Emily Whelan | |
2016 [8] | 5—6 June Auckland | Brett Sargon , Eleanor Adviento, Kieran Ford, Thivya Jeyaranjan | Peter de Boer , Sophie Tran, Lorne DePape, Anna de Boer | Garion Long, Claire Suen, Kieran Grieve, Elizabeth McLean |
2017 [9] | 4—5 June Auckland | Brett Sargon , Eleanor Adviento, Kieran Ford, Thivya Jeyaranjan | Iain Craig, Zoe Breeze, Steve McLean, Elizabeth McLean, Dean Fotti | Garion Long, Emily Whelan, Kieran Grieve, Rebecca Treacy |
2018 [10] | 3—4 June Auckland | Dave Watt, Brittany Taylor, Lorne DePape, Glenys Taylor | Garion Long, Rebecca Treacy, Benjamin Frew | Kieran Grieve, Liz Matthews, Keith Bond |
2019 [11] | 2—3 June Auckland | Garion Long, Thivya Jeyaranjan, Benjamin Frew, Jennifer Jack | Glenys Taylor, Peter Taylor, Sasha Goloborodko, Nikita Derevianko | Katrina Shepard, Kieran Grieve, Jasman Kaur |
2020 [12] | 2—5 June Auckland | Garion Long, Rebecca Long, Benjamin Frew | Kieran Ford, Chelsea Farley, Brett Sargon | Iain Craig, Jo Olszewski, Dean Fotti, Gillian Craig |
2021 [13] | 6—7 June Auckland | Garion Long, Zoe Harman, Brett Sargon, Rebecca Long | Lorne DePape , Tess Farley, William Sheard, Ariel Weber | Iain Craig, Chelsea Suddens, Nikita Derevianko, Sasha Goloborodko |
2022 [14] | 5—6 June Auckland | Brett Sargon , Holly Thompson, Kieran Ford, Shay Bijoux | Dean Fotti, Jo Olszewski, Sandra Thomas, Matt Whineray | William Sheard, Ariel Weber, Cristián Jara, Jill Cox |
2023 [15] | 4—5 June Auckland | Dave Watt, Courtney Smith, Will Sheard, Mhairi-Bronté Duncan | Brett Sargon , Holly Thompson, Kieran Ford, Olivia Russell | Iain Craig, Sasha Goloborodko, Nikita Derevianko, Gillian Craig |
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