▁the ▁N ase by ▁Cur ling ▁Club ▁in ▁N ase by , ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁The ▁w inners ▁of ▁this ▁championship ▁were ▁represent ▁Australia ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁World ▁M ixed ▁Dou bles ▁Cur ling ▁Championship . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Junior , ▁M ixed ▁Dou bles , ▁and ▁Senior ▁Australian ▁National ▁Championships ▁were ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁N ase by ▁Cur ling ▁Club . ▁ ▁Event ▁format ▁Four ▁teams ▁fought ▁it ▁out ▁in ▁a ▁double ▁round ▁ro bin ▁best ▁of ▁five ▁games ▁format ▁with ▁wins ▁and ▁losses ▁counting ▁from ▁the ▁round ▁ro bin . ▁ ▁The ▁sty lish ▁wonder ▁team ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁juni ors ▁Dean ▁H ew itt ▁and ▁Krist en ▁Ts our len es ▁were ▁on ▁fire ▁in ▁their ▁first ▁couple ▁of ▁games ▁scoring ▁wins ▁from ▁more ▁experienced ▁teams ▁demonstr ating ▁the ▁future ▁talent ▁of ▁Australia . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁double ▁round ▁ro bin , ▁teams ▁were ▁ranked ▁from ▁ 1 ▁to ▁ 4 . ▁Ian ▁Pal ang io ▁and ▁Laur ie ▁We eden ▁ranked ▁first ▁with ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ 5 ▁wins ▁and ▁ 1 ▁loss ▁qual ifying ▁them ▁for ▁the ▁Sunday ▁morning ▁Gold ▁Medal ▁game . ▁Teams ▁Hugh ▁Mill ik in / K im ▁For ge ▁and ▁Dean ▁H ew itt / K rist en ▁Ts our len es ▁tied ▁for ▁second ▁and ▁were ▁forced ▁into ▁a ▁tie ▁break er ▁game ▁late ▁on ▁Saturday ▁night ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁final ▁ranking ▁for ▁second ▁and ▁third ▁place . ▁