The members of both men's and women's New Zealand under-21 curling teams at the world championships closing banquet (from left) Mhairi-Bronté Duncan, Anton Hood, Courtney Smith, Hamish Walker, Emma Sutherland, Ben Smith, Holly Thompson, Matthew Neilson, Jess Smith, Simon Neilson. Photo: Nelson EdeThe New Zealand under-21 curling teams have had their best ever results at the junior B world championships. Made up of Otago players, the women’s and men’s teams finished fourth and fifth respectively at the event in Finland. The women triumphed 7-4 over Italy in the quarterfinal, before being beaten 4-1 by China in the semifinal. They then went down 5-4 against Norway in the bronze medal match, missing out on qualifying for the top flight world championships by one place.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 11, 2018 18:56 UTC