| Bridget Becker | |
| Birth Date: | 1980 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Ranfurly, Otago, New Zealand |
| Curling Club: | Ranfurly CC, Ranfurly |
| Skip: | Jessica Smith |
| Third: | Courtney Smith |
| Second: | Bridget Becker |
| Lead: | Holly Thompson |
| Alternate: | Natalie Thurlow |
| Mixed Doubles Partner: | Sean Becker |
| World Championship Appearances: | 2 |
| World Mixed Doubles Championship Appearances: | 6 |
| Pacific Championship Appearances: | 15 |
| Pan Continental Championship Appearances: | 2 |
Bridget Becker (born April 23, 1980 in Ranfurly, Otago, New Zealand) is a New Zealand female curler[1] from Patearoa.[2]
At the international level she is runner-up of 2010 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, runner-up and four-time bronze medallist of Pacific Curling Championships.
At the national level she is nine-time New Zealand women's curling champion (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2018),[3] seven-time New Zealand mixed doubles curling champion (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017).[4]
Becker's family is well known in New Zealand as a curling family. Becker's mother, father, two brothers and grandfather have all represented New Zealand on an international scale. Becker's father, Peter Becker, is known as one of the first curlers to represent New Zealand internationally. He was also the coach of the women's team as well as the Secretary of the New Zealand Curling Association. Bridget's older brother, Sean has been the skip of the New Zealand men's national curling team. His wife, Cassie, made her international debut with the New Zealand women's team in 2008. Bridget's younger brother, Scott, is competitive curler too, he was skip of New Zealand men's team on 2018 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships.[5] [6]
Becker works as a legal assistant.[2]
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998—99 | Lisa Anderson | Kylie Petherick | Karen Rawcliffe | Bridget Becker | ||||
| 1999—00 | Lisa Anderson | Kylie Petherick | Karen Rawcliffe | Bridget Becker | Natalie Campbell | |||
| 2000—01 | Lisa Anderson | Kylie Petherick | Karen Rawcliffe | Bridget Becker | Natalie Campbell | Peter Becker, Sharon Delver | ||
| 2001—02 | Bridget Becker | Kylie Petherick | Natalie Campbell | Peter Becker | (4th) | |||
| 2002—03 | Bridget Becker | Helen Greer | Natalie Campbell | Kylie Petherick | Catherine Inder | Peter Becker | ||
| 2003—04 | Bridget Becker | Natalie Campbell | Sandra Heaney | Catherine Inder | ||||
| 2004—05 | Bridget Becker | Natalie Campbell | Brydie Donald | Catherine Inder | Sharon Delver | (4th) NZWCC 2005 | ||
| 2005—06 | Bridget Becker | Brydie Donald | Natalie Campbell | Catherine Inder | Marisa Jones (PCC) | Peter Becker | (4th) NZWCC 2006 | |
| 2006—07 | Bridget Becker | Brydie Donald | Natalie Campbell | Catherine Inder | Marisa Jones | Peter Becker | (4th) | |
| Bridget Becker | Brydie Donald | NZWCC 2007 | ||||||
| 2007—08 | Bridget Becker | Brydie Donald | Abby Lee Pyle | Linda Geary (curler) | Peter Becker, Sharon Delver | (5th) | ||
| Bridget Becker | Brydie Donald | Cassie Becker | Linda Geary (curler) | NZWCC 2008 | ||||
| 2008—09 | Bridget Becker | Brydie Donald | Marisa Jones | Catherine Inder | Cassie Becker | Peter Becker, Sharon Delver | (4th) | |
| Bridget Becker | Brydie Donald | Marisa Jones | Linda Geary (curler) | NZWCC 2009 | ||||
| 2009—10 | Bridget Becker | Brydie Donald | Marisa Jones | Natalie Campbell | Peter Becker | (4th) NZWCC 2010 | ||
| 2010—11 | Brydie Donald | Bridget Becker | Marisa Jones | Natalie Campbell | Peter Becker | (4th) | ||
| 2011—12 | Bridget Becker | Brydie Donald | Marisa Jones | Natalie Thurlow | NZWCC 2012 | |||
| 2012—13 | Bridget Becker | Brydie Donald | Marisa Jones | (5th) | ||||
| 2014 | Bridget Becker | Marisa Jones | Kelsi Heath | NZWCC 2014 | ||||
| 2015 | Bridget Becker | NZWCC 2015 | ||||||
| 2016 | Jessica Smith | Holly Thompson | Waverley Taylor | Bridget Becker | Anna de Boer | NZWCC 2016 | ||
| 2017 | Bridget Becker | Jessica Smith | Holly Thompson | NZWCC 2017 | ||||
| 2017—18 | Bridget Becker | Jessica Smith | Thivya Jeyaranjan | Holly Thompson | Emma Sutherland | (5th) | ||
| Bridget Becker | Natalie Thurlow | Abby Pyle | NZWCC 2018 | |||||
| 2018–19 | Bridget Becker | Natalie Thurlow | Abby Peddie | Eloise Pointon | Jessica Smith | 2019 WQE (8th) |
| Season | Female | Male | Coach | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007—08 | Bridget Becker | NZMDCC 2007 WMDCC 2008 (8th) | |||
| 2008—09 | Bridget Becker | Sean Becker | NZMDCC 2008 | ||
| 2009—10 | Bridget Becker | Sean Becker | |||
| 2010—11 | Bridget Becker | Sean Becker | NZMDCC 2010 WMDCC 2011 (14th) | ||
| 2011—12 | Bridget Becker | Sean Becker | NZMDCC 2011 | ||
| 2012—13 | Bridget Becker | Sean Becker | NZMDCC 2012 | ||
| 2014—15 | Bridget Becker | Sean Becker | NZMDCC 2014 | ||
| 2015—16 | Bridget Becker | Scott Becker | NZMDCC 2015 WMDCC 2016 (13th) | ||
| 2016—17 | Bridget Becker | Scott Becker | NZMDCC 2016 WMDCC 2017 (29th) | ||
| 2017—18 | Bridget Becker | Sean Becker | NZMDCC 2017 | ||
| 2018—19 | Bridget Becker | Sean Becker | NZMDCC 2018 WMDCC 2019 (9th) |