{"id":352,"date":"2023-02-06T16:13:18","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T16:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1stsuppliesscot.co.uk\/webs\/SCG\/wp_scg\/?page_id=352"},"modified":"2023-05-16T13:58:58","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T13:58:58","slug":"pairs-competition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stirlingcurlinggroup.org\/index.php\/competitions\/pairs-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Pairs Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MUIRHEAD TROPHY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only open to curlers who are members of clubs which are affiliated to Scottish Curling.&nbsp; All entrants must also be valid Scottish Curling members for the competition season. Restricted to first eight pairs entered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Prize:<\/strong>&nbsp; The Muirhead Trophy and the opportunity to represent Stirling at the Scottish Curling National Pairs Finals (usually in Stranraer) for which SCG wil contribute half the entry fee.<br><\/td><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"423\" class=\"wp-image-902\" style=\"width: 700px;\" src=\"https:\/\/stirlingcurlinggroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FullSizeRender-2-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stirlingcurlinggroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FullSizeRender-2-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/stirlingcurlinggroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FullSizeRender-2-300x181.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/stirlingcurlinggroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FullSizeRender-2-1024x619.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/stirlingcurlinggroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FullSizeRender-2-768x464.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/stirlingcurlinggroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FullSizeRender-2-1536x929.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/stirlingcurlinggroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FullSizeRender-2-2048x1238.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"49\" class=\"wp-image-303\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/stirlingcurlinggroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/C45C7304-025C-4A9F-A5FD-BABB53037DD2.png\" alt=\"\"><\/td><td><strong>PAIRS COMPETITION<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Open to a team of any 2 curlers playing in a qualifying competition at their local Rink. Winners of SCG\u2019s Pairs Competition automatically qualify and receive the Muirhead Trophy and a cash prize of 50% of the entry fee for the SC championship \u2013 normally played at Stranraer on the first weekend (Friday to Sunday) of March.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts is-layout-flow wp-block-latest-posts-is-layout-flow\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/stirlingcurlinggroup.org\/index.php\/2025\/01\/23\/pairs-results\/\">Pairs Results<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Stirling Curling Group \u2013 Stirling Muirhead Pairs 2024 (Dec 21<sup>st<\/sup>)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pool A<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Shots (ends)<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Shots (ends)<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A1 James Dunn &amp; Ian More (both Loch Ard)<\/td><td>7 (3)<\/td><td>V<\/td><td>1 (1)<\/td><td>A2 Nigel Holl &amp; Steve Clayton (both Blair Drummond)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A3 Craig &amp; Conner (jr) McCallum (both Loch Ard)<\/td><td>4 (3)<\/td><td>V<\/td><td>4 (2)<\/td><td>A4 Neil Murray &amp; Madge Christie (both Kilsyth)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A4 Neil Murray<\/td><td>8 (2)<\/td><td>V<\/td><td>6 (3)<\/td><td>A2 Nigel Holl<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A3 Craig McCallum<\/td><td>4 (3)<\/td><td>V<\/td><td>3 (2)<\/td><td>A1 James Dunn<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A2 Nigel Holl<\/td><td>0 (0)<\/td><td>V<\/td><td>7 (5)<\/td><td>A3 Craig McCallum<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A4 Neil Murray<\/td><td>1 (1)<\/td><td>V<\/td><td>7 (4)<\/td><td>A1 James Dunn<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pool B<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>B3 Murray Henderson (jr) &amp; Arran Bauer (jr) (SYC)<\/td><td>5 (3)<\/td><td>V<\/td><td>2 (2)<\/td><td>B4 Stewart Gracie &amp; Emma (jr) Gracie (both Dunblane)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>B3 Murray Henderson<\/td><td>3 (3)<\/td><td>V<\/td><td>6 (2)<\/td><td>B1 Lee &amp; Judith McCleary (both Keir)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>B4 Stewart Gracie<\/td><td>2 (1)<\/td><td>V<\/td><td>10 (4)<\/td><td>B1 Lee McCleary<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Late withdrawal of one team reduced pool to three, with three games)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Final Pool tables<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Pool A<\/td><td>Points<\/td><td>Ends<\/td><td>Shots Up<\/td><td>Shots<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A3 Craig &amp; Conner McCallum<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>11<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>15<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A1 James Dunn &amp; Ian More<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>9<\/td><td>11<\/td><td>17<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A4 Neil Murray &amp; Madge Christie<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>-4<\/td><td>13<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A2 Nigel Holl &amp; Steve Clayton<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>-15<\/td><td>7<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Pool B<\/td><td>Points<\/td><td>Ends<\/td><td>Shots Up<\/td><td>Shots<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>B1 Lee &amp; Judith McCleary<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>11<\/td><td>16<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>B3 Murray Henderson &amp; Arran Bauer)<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>B4 Stewart &amp; Emma Gracie<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>-11<\/td><td>4<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Semi Finals (5 ends)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Craig &amp; Conner McCallum<\/td><td>4 (2)<\/td><td>V<\/td><td>7 (3)<\/td><td>Murray Henderson &amp; Arran Bauer<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lee &amp; Judith McCleary<\/td><td>4 (2)<\/td><td>V<\/td><td>6 (3)<\/td><td>James Dunn &amp; Ian More<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Final (7 ends)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Murray Henderson &amp; Arran Bauer)<\/td><td>11 (4)<\/td><td>V<\/td><td>1 (1)<\/td><td>James Dunn &amp; Ian More<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Winners Stirling Curling Group Muirhead Pairs 2024-25<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&amp; qualified for National Pairs, Stranraer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MURRAY HENDERSON &amp; ARRAN BAUER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>(both juniors in Stirling Young Curlers)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Runners Up \u2013 <strong>JAMES DUNN &amp; IAN MORE (both Loch Ard)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/stirlingcurlinggroup.org\/index.php\/2024\/12\/29\/muirhead-pairs-winners\/\">Muirhead Pairs Winners<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\">A good day of excellent curling took place on Saturday in the Muirhead Pairs.&nbsp; It was especially pleasing to see four of our juniors competing.&nbsp; The pool stages were closely contested, and eventually the top two of each pool progressed to the semi-finals.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\">Craig and Conner McCallum (Loch Ard) met Murray Henderson &amp; Arran Bauer (Stirling Young Curlers) in the first semi, where it was all square going into the final end.&nbsp; The SYC juniors managed to steal a three to progress to the final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\">A second very close semi followed, with James Dunn &amp; Ian More (Loch Ard) meeting Lee &amp; Judith McCleary (Keir), with Dunn &amp; More running out narrow winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\">In the final, the juniors Henderson &amp; Bauer played an exceptional game, with Dunn &amp; More conceding after five ends at 11 \u2013 1.\u00a0 They are now winners of the Stirling Muirhead Pairs, and qualify to represent Stirling at the National Pairs competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"291\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/stirlingcurlinggroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1340\" style=\"width:239px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stirlingcurlinggroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image.png 291w, https:\/\/stirlingcurlinggroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-226x300.png 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5 wp-block-paragraph\">Arran Bauer &amp; Murray Henderson receiving the Muirhead Pairs Trophies from SCG Chair Mike Gellatly<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6 wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7 wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8 wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9 wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/stirlingcurlinggroup.org\/index.php\/2024\/11\/29\/pairs-2\/\">PAIRS<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\">\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-vivid-red-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-10 wp-block-paragraph\">Don&#8217;t forget today is the deadline for your application to take part this year.  The competition is on Saturday 21 December at The Peak, Stirling.  Contact secretarystirlingcurlinggroup@gmail.com for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-11 wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/stirlingcurlinggroup.org\/index.php\/2024\/11\/21\/pairs-21-december-2024-2\/\">PAIRS 21 December 2024<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-vivid-red-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-12 wp-block-paragraph\">We have room for more entries for the Muirhead Pairs.  Please ensure your entries are submitted by 29 November<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/stirlingcurlinggroup.org\/index.php\/2024\/11\/02\/pairs-21-december-2024\/\">PAIRS &#8211; 21 December 2024<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-13 wp-block-paragraph\">Open the link below for more details and how to apply.  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