2015 Australian Mixed Doubles Curling Championships

July 2019 November 2018November 2018 2015 Australian Mixed Doubles Curling Championships Naseby, New Zealand Naseby Curling Club October 1–4, 2015 Laurie Weeden & Ian Palangio Kim Forge & Hugh Millikin 2014 2016 The 2015 Australian Mixed Doubles Curling Championships was held from October 1 to 4, 2015 at the Naseby Curling Club in Naseby, New Zealand. The winners of this championship were represent Australia at the 2016 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.http://www.curling.org.au:80/2015-national-mixed-doubles-championships-results Australian Curling Federation - 2015 National Mixed Doubles Championships Results October 4, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160729002957/http://www.curling.org.au/2015-national-mixed-doubles-championships-results 29 July 2016 April 21, 2019 dead mdy-all At the same time 2015 Junior, Mixed Doubles, and Senior Australian National Championships were held at the Naseby Curling Club.http://www.curling.org.au:80/2015-junior-mixed-doubles-and-senior-australian-national-championships-entry-announcement Australian Curling Federation - 2015 Junior, Mixed Doubles, and Senior Australian National Championships Entry Announcement June 30, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20161015105057/http://www.curling.org.au/2015-junior-mixed-doubles-and-senior-australian-national-championships-entry-announcement 15 October 2016 April 21, 2019 dead mdy-all Event format Four teams fought it out in a double round robin best of five games format with wins and losses counting from the round robin. The stylish wonder team made up of juniors Dean Hewitt and Kristen Tsourlenes were on fire in their first couple of games scoring wins from more experienced teams demonstrating the future talent of Australia. At the end of the double round robin, teams were ranked from 1 to 4. Ian Palangio and Laurie Weeden ranked first with a record of 5 wins and 1 loss qualifying them for the Sunday morning gold medal game. Teams Hugh Millikin/Kim Forge and Dean Hewitt/Kristen Tsourlenes tied for second and were forced into a tie breaker game late on Saturday night to determine the final ranking for second and third place. This competition marked the first opportunity for three new rules to be implemented at a Mixed Doubles nationals for Australia. The new rules included: the Power Plan option mentioned above, a change in the placement of the rock in the house from the back of the button to now be at the back of the 4 foot ring, and no requirement for somebody to hold a broom, allowing teams to have the option for a sweeper with shots delivered. General comments from players indicate they like the new rules as it makes the game more interesting to play, more scenarios, and greater mix of shots during the game. Teams The teams are listed as follows: Team Male Female Coach Locale Gagnon / Gagnon Ian Gagnon Sandy Gagnon Hewitt / Tsourlenes Dean Hewitt Kristen Tsourlenes Millikin / Forge Hugh Millikin Kim Forge Palangio / Weeden Ian Palangio Laurie Weeden Round-robin standings KeyTeam to gold-medal matchTeams to tiebreakers Team 1 2 3 4 W LPlace 1Gagnon / Gagnon * : : : : 4 2Hewitt / Tsourlenes : : * : : : : 2 3Millikin / Forge : : : : * : : 2 4Palangio / Weeden : : : : : : * 5 1 1 Tiebreaker Millikin / Forge W Hewitt / Tsourlenes L Playoffs Bronze-medal match Hewitt / Tsourlenes W Gagnon / Gagnon L Gold-medal match Palangio / Weeden W Millikin / Forge L Final standings Place Team Games Wins Losses Ian Palangio & Laurie Weeden 7 6 1 Hugh Millikin & Kim Forge Dean Hewitt & Kristen Tsourlenes 4 Ian Gagnon & Sandy Gagnon References Australia Category:2015 in curling Category:2015 in Australian sport Category:Australian Mixed Doubles Curling Championships Australian Mixed Doubles Curling Category:2015 in New Zealand sport