2025/26 Men’s Restricted Pairs Championship

Congratulations to Ivan Akmadzic & Karl Muller who are the 2025/26 Men’s Restricted Pairs Champions. They defeated Jay Fischer & Michael Cochrane 17-12 in a very entertaining final.
The match was close early on, with Ivan & Karl leading 7-5 after 9 ends. Back to back scores of 2 saw the lead go out to 11-5 after 11 ends. Jay & Michael tried to wake inroads, but Ivan & Karl seemed to have the answers, going out to a 15-8 lead after 16 ends. Jay & Michael weren’t giving up though, picking up 4 shots over the next 3 ends to trim the margin to 3 shots, 15-12 with 2 ends to play. Ivan & Karl steadied though, picking up singles on the last 2 ends to take the match, & the Championship, 17-12. Congratulations to all 4 Players who put on a great final for the crowd.
In the Semi Finals, Ivan & Karl proved too strong for Guarin Tesoriero & Ross Koppman, winning 21-8, while Jay & Michael came from 17-12 down with 3 ends to play, then picked up a 2 & a 1, followed by a 3 on the last end to take the match 18-17.