McKenzie/Palanuik2-4 at New Zealand Mixed Doubles Qualifier

Ellie McKenzie/Jared Palanuik (Naseby, NZL) finished 2-4 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McKenzie/Palanuik defeated Natalie Thurlow/Warren Dobson (Naseby, NZL) 8-4, then went on to lose 6-4 against Tahlia Petersen/William Becker (Naseby, NZL). McKenzie/Palanuik lost 9-7 to Ruby Kinney/Hunter Walker (Naseby, NZL). McKenzie/Palanuik lost 6-3 to Courtney Smith/Anton Hood (Naseby, NZL) where McKenzie/Palanuik responded with a 9-7 win over Lucy Neilson/Darcy Nevill (Naseby, NZL). McKenzie/Palanuik went on to lose 7-4 against Bridget Becker/Sean Becker (Naseby, NZL) in their final qualifying round match.

McKenzie/Palanuik earned 0.375 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins. For week 1 of the event schedule, McKenzie/Palanuik did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. McKenzie/Palanuik ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner (Photo: Stephen Fisher/World Curling) claim Italy's first World Mixed Doubles Championship crown.

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