Open Speed Shearing Heats
Golden Shears 2026
Top 16 competitors have qualified for the next round.
| Place | Competitor | Location | Time | Total | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ★ | Brett RobertsQualified | Mataura | 20.274 | 20.274 [Q] | 0:20.274 |
| 2 ★ | Paerata AbrahamQualified | Masterton | 22.09 | 22.09 +1.82 [Q] | 0:22.090 |
| 3 ★ | Simon GossQualified | Whanganui | 22.096 | 22.096 +1.82 [Q] | 0:22.096 |
| 4 ★ | Jack FaganQualified | Te Kuiti | 22.221 | 22.221 +1.95 [Q] | 0:22.221 |
| 5 ★ | Forde AlexanderQualified | Taumarunui | 22.708 | 22.708 +2.43 [Q] | 0:22.707 |
| 6 ★ | Clay HarrisQualified | Aria | 23.206 | 23.206 +2.93 [Q] | 0:23.206 |
| 7 ★ | Gethin LewisQualified | Rhayader | 23.237 | 23.237 +2.96 [Q] | 0:23.236 |
| 8 ★ | Llyr EvansQualified | Napier | 23.47 | 23.47 +3.20 [Q] | 0:23.470 |
| 9 ★ | Gavin MutchQualified | Dannevirke | 23.651 | 23.651 +3.38 [Q] | 0:23.651 |
| 10 ★ | Chris DicksonQualified | Masterton | 23.668 | 23.668 +3.39 [Q] | 0:23.668 |
| 11 ★ | Paul AstinQualified | Hermosa | 23.679 | 23.679 +3.41 [Q] | 0:23.678 |
| 12 ★ | Hamish MitchellQualified | 24.028 | 24.028 +3.75 [Q] | 0:24.028 | |
| 13 ★ | Gwion EvansQualified | Denbigh | 24.168 | 24.168 +3.89 [Q] | 0:24.168 |
| 14 ★ | Paraki PunaQualified | Napier | 24.225 | 24.225 +3.95 [Q] | 0:24.225 |
| 15 ★ | Dylan JonesQualified | Llanrwst | 24.354 | 24.354 +4.08 [Q] | 0:24.354 |
| 16 ★ | Shane RatimaQualified | Hunterville | 24.364 | 24.364 +4.09 [Q] | 0:24.364 |
| 17 | Nicholas Greaves | Staffordshire | 24.536 | 24.536 +4.26 | 0:24.536 |
| 18 | Llyr Jones | Stafford | 24.66 | 24.66 +4.39 | 0:24.660 |
| 19 | Max Winders | Colac Bay | 25.2 | 25.2 +4.93 | 0:25.200 |
| 20 | Ellis Rees | Rhayader | 25.223 | 25.223 +4.95 | 0:25.223 |
| 21 | Adam Gordon | Masterton | 26.214 | 26.214 +5.94 | 0:26.214 |
| 22 | Reuben Alabaster | Taihape | 26.973 | 26.973 +6.70 | 0:26.973 |
| 23 | Ethan Pankhurst | Masterton | 27.161 | 27.161 +6.89 | 0:27.161 |
| 24 | Blake Mckenzie | Riverton | 27.984 | 27.984 +7.71 | 0:27.984 |
| 25 | Alex Butler | Ballycastle | 28.031 | 28.031 +7.76 | 0:28.031 |
| 26 | Scott Wilson | Biggar | 29.139 | 29.139 +8.87 | 0:29.139 |
| 27 | Lionel Taumata | Gore | 29.216 | 29.216 +8.94 | 0:29.216 |
| 28 | Brook Hamerton | Hastings | 29.255 | 29.255 +8.98 | 0:29.255 |
| 29 | Liam Lowry | Glen Murray | 29.496 | 29.496 +9.22 | 0:29.496 |
| 30 | Graeme Davidson | Larne | 31.017 | 31.017 +10.74 | 0:31.017 |
| 31 | Axle Reid | Waipawa | 31.62 | 31.62 +11.35 | 0:31.620 |
| 32 | Kyle Mita | Masterton | 32.909 | 32.909 +12.64 | 0:32.909 |
| 33 | Dig Balme | Otorohanga | 35.016 | 35.016 +14.74 | 0:35.016 |
| 34 | Bruce Grace | Wairoa | 35.025 | 35.025 +14.75 | 0:35.025 |
| 35 | Matthew Hunt | Waikaka | 35.637 | 35.637 +15.36 | 0:35.637 |
| 36 | Josef Winders | Rotorua | 41.901 | 41.901 +21.63 | 0:41.901 |
| 37 | Cody Smith | Hunterville | 20.202 | 20.202 DQ | 0:20.202 |
| 38 | Jack Hutchinson | Dannevirke | 24.227 | 24.227 DQ | 0:24.227 |
| 39 | Kahn Culshaw | Mataura | 24.523 | 24.523 DQ | 0:24.523 |
| 40 | Flynn Harvey | Dannevirke | 24.764 | 24.764 DQ | 0:24.764 |
| 41 | Ray Kinsman | Fairlie | 25.368 | 25.368 DQ | 0:25.368 |
| 42 | Luke Hillis | Mataura | 26.123 | 26.123 DQ | 0:26.123 |
| 43 | Shelford Wilcox | Gisborne | 26.451 | 26.451 DQ | 0:26.451 |
| 44 | Gwydion Davies | Machynlleth | 28.743 | 28.743 DQ | 0:28.743 |
| 45 | Jordan Phillips | Stanley | 28.774 | 28.774 DQ | 0:28.774 |
| 46 | Odd Kristian Haaland | Bryne | 31.987 | 31.987 DQ | 0:31.987 |
| 47 | Linton Palmer | Dipton | 32.358 | 32.358 DQ | 0:32.357 |
| 48 | Denis O’Sullivan | Kenmare | 36.369 | 36.369 DQ | 0:36.369 |