Auckland shines at Nationals
NZ Championship
14 Jun 2022 – A record number of teams and club members from Auckland Curling Club attended the Men’s and Women’s Open Nationals 2022 at Naesby last weekend. Eleanor Adviento and Jo Olszewski led teams in the Open Women’s competition while men’s teams led by Dean Fotti and Benjamin Frew participated in the Open Men’s competition, with other Auckland members such as Brett Sargon and Peter de Boer playing in other teams.
After a slow start, the team led by Eleanor won through to the final of the Women’s competition, pushing the Current NZ Women’s team into a 7th end but having to settle for the silver medal. On the men’s side, Benjamin’s team made it to the semi-finals, losing to the team led by Peter de Boer, while on the other side of the draw, Brett’s team went down to Sean Becker’s team in a very tight match. Ultimately the locals shone through with Sean Becker’s team narrowly beating Peter de Boer’s team 6-4 in the final.
The comp was played in great spirit and Auckland Curling showed the depth that is developing in the club. As a final acknowledgment to the club, Brett Sargon was joint winner of the Wendy Becker Trophy for Sportsmanship with Holly Thompson.
Final Standings
Men
1 (6-3) Sean Becker, Warren Dobson, Scott Becker, Jimmy Becker, Dean McAuley
2 (7-2) Peter de Boer, Warren Kearney, Simon Neilson, Phil Dowling
3 (8-1) Anton Hood, Ben Smith, Brett Sargon (v), Hunter Walker
4 (4-5) Benjamin Frew, William Sheard, Dave Watt (s), Dan Thurlow
5 (3-4) William Becker, Sam Flanagan, Darcy Nevill, Hunter Burke
6 (3-4) Jayden Bishop, Lawrence Bishop, Gregory Bishop, Keith Clearwater
7 (1-6) Dean Fotti, Nikita Derevianko, Ian Ford (v), Rhys Greensill
8 (0-7) Nelson Ede, Richard Morgan, Dave Greer, John Sanders, Eric Swinbourn
Women
1 (6‑0) Jessica Smith, Holly Thompson, Natalie Thurlow, Bridget Becker
2 (3-3) Eleanor Adviento, Thivya Turner, Tessa Farley, Ariel Weber
3 (2-4) Michelle Bong, Ruby Kinney, Olivia Russell, Lucy Neilson
4 (3-3) Grace Apuwai-Bishop, Rachael Pitts, Zoe Harman, Temika Apuwai-Bishop
5 (0-4) Joanna Olszewski, Sandra Thomas, Sasha Goloborodko, Holly Gosse
Wendy Becker Trophy for Sportsmanship
Holly Thompson and Brett Sargon