Scottish Mixed Doubles Curling Championship

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Scottish Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
Established2007
2024 host city Perth
2024 arenaDewars Centre
2024 champion Sophie Jackson/Duncan McFadzean

The Scottish Mixed Doubles Curling Championship is the national curling championship for mixed doubles in Scotland. The Championship has been held annually since 2007 and the winners proceed to represent Scotland at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.

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The 2019 champions were Gina Aitken and Scott Andrews, who went through the 12-team 2018 Championships undefeated with Duncan Menzies filling in for an injured Andrews. [1] At the 2019 World Mixed Doubles Championship they finished the round robin with a 6-1 record before losing in the first round of the playoffs to Estonia.

The 2020 Mixed Doubles Championship was held 27 February - 1 March, 2020 at the Dewars Centre in Perth. [2]

In 2022, Eve Muirhead and Bobby Lammie went undefeated through the entire championship, beating Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat in the final 9-2 after 5 ends. [3]

Past champions

Champions and runners-up since the championship was started in 2007: [4]

YearWinning TeamRunner-up TeamHost
2007 [5] Kelly Wood/Logan GrayJudith Carr/Dillan PirrasMurrayfield Curling Rink, Edinburgh
2008 [6] Victoria Sloan/Keith MacLennanTasha Aitken/David AitkenMurrayfield Curling Rink, Edinburgh
2009 Rachael Simms/Logan Gray Murrayfield Curling Rink, Edinburgh
2010 [7] Louise Soutar/Paul StevensonJudith McFarlane/Lee McClearyMurrayfield Curling Rink, Edinburgh
2011 [8] Judith McFarlane/Lee McClearyJill Donald/Adrian WhiteMurrayfield Curling Rink, Edinburgh [9]
2012 [10] Gina Aitken/Bruce Mouat Claire Sloan/Graham SheddenDewars Centre, Perth
2013 [11] [12] Gina Aitken/Bruce Mouat Judith McCleary/Lee McClearyDewars Centre, Perth
2014 [13] [14] Judith McCleary/Lee McCleary Lauren Gray/Logan Gray Braehead Curling, Glasgow
2015 [15] [16] Gina Aitken/Bruce Mouat Abigail Brown/Grant Hardie Braehead Curling, Glasgow
2016 [17] [18] Gina Aitken/Bruce Mouat Judith McCleary/Lee McClearyBraehead Curling, Glasgow
2017 [19] [20] Jayne Stirling/Fraser Kingan Rachel Hannen/Bobby Lammie Curl Aberdeen, Aberdeen
2018 [1] [21] Gina Aitken/Duncan Menzies Jayne Stirling/Fraser Kingan Braehead Curling, Glasgow
2020 [22] [23] Jennifer Dodds/Bruce Mouat Gina Aitken/Scott Andrews Dewars Centre, Perth
2022 [24] Eve Muirhead/Bobby Lammie Jennifer Dodds/Bruce Mouat Dewars Centre, Perth
2023 Jennifer Dodds/Bruce Mouat Sophie Jackson / Duncan McFadzean Dewars Centre, Perth
2024 [25] Sophie Jackson / Duncan McFadzean Lisa Davie / Mark Watt Dewars Centre, Perth

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