Australian Mixed Curling Championship

Australian Mixed Curling Championship
Established2015
2024 host cityNaseby, New Zealand
2024 arenaNaseby Curling Club
2023 championMatt Panoussi

The Australian Mixed Curling Championship is the national curling championship for mixed curling in Australia. The winners of the tournament will represent Australia at the World Mixed Curling Championship. Event organizer is Australian Curling Federation.

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.

History

The tournament was started in 2015. The first championship had only two teams and was won by Ian Palangio's team with a record of 3–0 in best of five series.

The event typically held in June in conjunction with some other Australian Curling Championships.

Champions and medalists

The past champions and medalists of the event are listed as follows:

Year Host,
Dates		 Champion Runner-up Bronze Result
on Worlds
2015 Dunedin, New Zealand
June 5–7		 Team Palangio:
Ian Palangio, Kim Forge, Steve Johns, Anne Powell		 Team Millikin:
Hugh Millikin, Lyn Gill, Dean Hewitt, Carlee Millikin		 —
2016 Naseby, New Zealand
June 9–12		 Team Millikin:
Hugh Millikin, Kim Forge, Steve Johns, Helen Williams		 Team Panoussi:
Matt Panoussi, Jennifer Westhagen, Mitch Thomas, Stephanie Barr		 Team Uren:
Michael Uren, Caitlin Weaver, Ian Wright, Jane Wolyncevic
2017 Erina, New South Wales
October 26–29		 Team Millikin:
Hugh Millikin, Kim Forge, Chris Ordog, Helen Williams		 Team Armstrong:
Dustin Armstrong, Michelle Fredericks Armstrong, Keswick Pearson, Megan Bowes		 Team Freshwater:
Bruce Freshwater, Anne Powell, Pete Manasantivongs, Kate Hayes
2018 Naseby, New Zealand
June 7–10		 Team Panoussi:
Matt Panoussi, Jennifer Westhagen, Gerald Chick, Stephanie Barr		 Team Millikin:
Hugh Millikin, Kim Forge, Steve Johns, Helen Williams		 Team Williams:
Sam Williams, Tahli Gill, Mitch Thomas, Kirby Gill
2019 Naseby, New Zealand
June 10–12		 Team Millikin:
Hugh Millikin, Kim Forge, Steve Johns, Anne Powell		 Team Armstrong:
Dustin Armstrong, Helen Williams, James Boyd, Michelle Fredericks Armstrong		 Team Panoussi:
Matt Panoussi, Jennifer Westhagen, Gerald Chick, Stephanie Barr
2020, 2021 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Naseby, New Zealand
August 19–21		 Team Hlushak:
Amanda Hlushak, Sean Hall, Anne Powell, Hugh Millikin		 Team Armstrong:
Dustin Armstrong, Helen Williams, James Boyd, Michelle Fredericks Armstrong		 Team Panoussi:
Matt Panoussi, Jennifer Westhagen, Gerald Chick, Sara Westman
2023 Naseby, New Zealand
June 9–11		 Team Panoussi:
Matt Panoussi, Jennifer Westhagen, Gerald Chick, Beata Bowes		 Team Armstrong:
Dustin Armstrong, Helen Williams, James Boyd, Karen Titheridge		 Team Millikin:
Hugh Millikin, Carlee Millikin, Steve Johns, Veronica Johns
2026 Naseby, New Zealand
July 13–17		 Team Panoussi:
Matt Panoussi, Jennifer Westhagen, Gerald Chick, Beata Bowes		 Team Millikin:
Hugh Millikin, Marcy Forge, Steve Johns, Carlee Millikin		 Team Hall:
Sean Hall, Amanda Hlushak, Sam Williams, Nicole Hewett

(skips marked bold)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "2015 National Mixed Curling Championships Results". Australian Curling Federation. 7 June 2015. Archived from the original on 16 October 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Results – Australian Curling Federation". Archived from the original on 3 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Australian Nationals – Mixed Results – Australian Curling Federation
  4. ↑ 2018 Australian Mixed Curling Championship - CurlingZone
  5. ↑ 2018 Australian Men's, Women's and Mixed Championships[permanent dead link] (3 tabs in one Excel spreadsheet – one tab for each discipline)