Tahli Gill/Dean Hewitt (Brisbane, AUS) lost
7-4 to
Hyeji Jang/Yujin Seong (Uiseong, KOR) in the Final of the New Zealand Winter Games Mixed Doubles, held August 27 - 30, 2019 in Naseby, New Zealand. To advance to the championship game, Gill/Hewitt won
9-7 over
Therese Westman/Robin Ahlberg (Stockholm, SWE) in the semifinals of the 2019 New Zealand Winter Games Mixed Doubles in Naseby, New Zealand; and won
8-4 over
Holly Thompson/Anton Hood (Naseby, NZL) in the quarterfinals. of the 2019 New Zealand Winter Games Mixed Doubles in Naseby, New Zealand;
Gill/Hewitt finished 4-1 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gill/Hewitt defeated
Emilie Desjardins/Robert Desjardins (Chicoutimi, CAN) 11-3, then went on to lose
8-6 against
Jang/Seong. Gill/Hewitt responded with a
8-5 win over
Jessica Smith/Ben Smith (Naseby, NZL). Gill/Hewitt won
12-2 against
Eszter Juhasz/Markku Uusipaavalniemi (Hyvinkaa, FIN), then won
8-2 against
Courtney Smith/Hamish Walker (Naseby, NZL) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the New Zealand Winter Games Mixed Doubles, Gill/Hewitt take home
17.359 world rankings points, remaining in 668th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 17.36 after improving upon their best so far this season. Gill/Hewitt ranks 7th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
17.360 points earned so far this season.
