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Pre-tournament favourites Kenny Thomson, Brydie Donald, Lorne DePape and Marisa Jones confirmed their class to win the 2010 New Zealand Mixed Fours championship in Auckland last weekend.
They were the only unbeaten team going into the final against Team Hill (Len Hill, Christine Bewick, Len McSaveney, Beth Gibbs) and took charge late in the match to record a 6-3 victory.
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| L-R: 2010 World Mixed Doubles Curling silver medallists Sean Becker, Bridget Becker and coach Scott Becker. Photo © WCF / Goran Roxin |
25 Apr 2010 – The New Zealand team of Sean Becker and Bridget Becker has won the silver medal at the 2010 World Mixed Doubles Championship in Chelyabinsk, Russia.
The unbeaten Russian team beat the Kiwis 9-7 in a thriller, the final going to an extra end after the scores were tied after the regulation eight ends.
The second placing to the siblings from Central Otago's Ranfurly Curling Club represents a milestone for NZ Curling. It is the first medal of any colour won by a New Zealand team at a World Curling Championship.
The world class quality of curling at the 100% Pure New Zealand Winter Games made for enthralling final games. The Australia men’s team took gold in a high pressure game against China, winning 9-6, and Japan beat the Chinese women’s world champions to take gold with a decisive 8-5 victory.
NZ skip Dan Mustapic introduces Winter Games curling to the wider TV audience, recorded on Sunday 23 August during the first round of the Women's competition.
Courtesy of snowtv.co.nz
World Curling Federation president Les Harrison believes the world junior championships could be held at the Dunedin Ice Stadium. "The juniors [under-21] would be good for Dunedin because of its large student population," Harrison, of Canada, told the Otago Daily Times. He attended last week's world senior championships in Dunedin and was impressed by the facilities and ice conditions...
Read the full Otago Daily Times article.
It was Canada's day at the finals of the World Senior's Curling Championship in Dunedin, New Zealand. The Men's and Women's gold medals both went to Canadian teams in the first world curling titles decided in the southern hemisphere.
Both winning teams also had the distinction of going through the tournament undefeated.
Keith Wendorf, director of competitions for the World Curling Federation, rates Naseby's Maniototo Curling International rink as one of the best facilities in the world. His support reinforces the favourable comments from competitors at the just-completed Pacific Championships.
There may be no New Zealand teams curling in Vancouver at the Olympic or Paralympic Games, but there's plenty of coverage to see the roaring game at its best!
And there's no shortage of commentary and opinion either –
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NZ Juniors (U21)
Naseby, 3-5 September
Entries close Fri 13 August
NZ Seniors
Dunedin, 10-12 September
Entries close Fri 20 August
