Moa Dryburgh
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| Born | May 29, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Sundbybergs CK, Sundbyberg, SWE[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Skip | Moa Dryburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Third | Thea Orefjord | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Second | Moa Tjärnlund | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lead | Moa Nilsson | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alternate | Maja Roxin | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Moa McGregor Dryburgh[2] (born May 29, 2005, in Stockholm) is a Swedish curler from Sundbyberg.[1] She currently skips her own team out of the Sundbybergs Curlingklubb. In 2022, she led her team to a silver medal at the 2022 World Junior Curling Championships at 16 years old, becoming one of the youngest skips to reach the podium at the World Junior Championships.
Career
[edit]During the 2021–22 season, Dryburgh led her team to victory at the Swedish Junior Curling Championships, going undefeated to claim the title.[3] This qualified her and teammates Thea Orefjord, Moa Tjärnlund and Moa Nilsson for the 2022 World Junior Curling Championships in Jönköping. As the home team, the rink had mixed results, sitting at 3–4 with two round robin games to go. They then, however, defeated both Scotland and South Korea to finish at 5–4, just enough to earn the fourth playoff spot over Switzerland and Latvia who shared the same record.[4] In the knockout round, the team upset the number one seeds Norway in the semifinals, advancing to the final in their first international competition. There, they lost 7–4 to Japan, settling for the silver medal.[5] Despite the loss, Dryburgh became one of the youngest skips to reach the podium at the World Junior Championships.[6]
The next season, Team Dryburgh began competing on the World Curling Tour. In January 2023, the team advanced to the semifinals of the 2023 Mercure Perth Masters before losing to Daniela Jentsch.[7] They also defend their title at the Swedish Junior Championships, once again qualifying for the 2023 World Junior Curling Championships, this year in Füssen, Germany. At Worlds, the team had similar results as the previous year, going 5–4 in the round robin. This was, however, not enough to qualify for the playoffs as they finished in fifth place.[8] Also during the season, they earned a bronze medal at the Swedish Women's Curling Championship.[9] To begin the 2023–24 season, Team Dryburgh reached the quarterfinals of the 2023 Oslo Cup. They also made the playoffs in their next three events, finishing as high as third place at the Sundbyberg Open.[10] In the new year, the team won their third straight Swedish Junior title, once again finishing undefeated through the event.[11] Before the World Championships, Dryburgh's rink played in the 2024 International Bernese Ladies Cup where they made the quarterfinals. At the Worlds, the team started with three straight losses before finishing the round robin by winning five of their last six games.[12] This put them in a three-way tie for third, however, due to head-to-head losses to both Norway and Canada, they were again eliminated in fifth place.[13]
Personal life
[edit]Dryburgh comes from a curling family. Her parents Margaretha and James Dryburgh met while competing at the 1998 Winter Olympics.[14] Her mother went on to win a bronze medal from the event and also won two World Women's Championships and one European title. Her father also won a European title along with two World Junior Championships.[1]
Teams
[edit]| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
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| 2021–22[15] | Moa Dryburgh | Thea Orefjord | Moa Tjärnlund | Moa Nilsson | Linda Stenlund |
| 2022–23 | Moa Dryburgh | Thea Orefjord | Moa Tjärnlund | Moa Nilsson | Erika Ryberg |
| 2023–24 | Moa Dryburgh | Thea Orefjord | Moa Tjärnlund | Moa Nilsson | |
| 2024–25 | Moa Dryburgh | Thea Orefjord | Moa Tjärnlund | Moa Nilsson | Maja Roxin |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Dryburgh on final heartbreak, curling parents and Hasselborg inspiration". World Curling Federation. March 1, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "Moa Dryburgh Profile". Instagram. @moa_dryburgh. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "Undefeated during the event in Gävle and now onwards to our 'home' World Juniors in May". Instagram. @teamdryburgh. March 6, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "Play-off field complete at World Juniors". World Curling Federation. May 20, 2022. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "Japan win World Junior women's title". World Curling Federation. May 22, 2022. Archived from the original on May 27, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "Japan secure gold at World Juniors". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "2023 Mercure Perth Masters". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "Live Blog: Day six at the WJCC". World Curling Federation. March 2, 2023. Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "2023 Swedish Women's Curling Championship". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "Team Moa Dryburgh: 2023–24". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "Sweeeet x3!!!!". Instagram. @teamdryburgh. January 7, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "Women's play-off field complete at World Juniors". World Curling Federation. February 21, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "Semi-finals set at World Juniors". World Curling Federation. February 22, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "James Dryburgh Bio". Memim Encyclopedia. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "Moa Dryburgh Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
