United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship

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United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
Established2007
2020 host cityBemidji, Minnesota
2020 arenaBemidji Curling Club
2019 championCory Christensen/John Shuster
Current edition

The United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship is the national curling championship for mixed doubles curling in the United States. The winning team in the tournament typically goes on to represent the United States at that year's World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.[1]

The 2020 Championship will be held from February 27 to March 1 in Bemidji, Minnesota.[2]

Format and qualification

As of 2019, the event consists of twelve teams participating in a two-pool preliminary round-robin, with the top three teams in each pool advancing to the playoffs. Qualification for the event is as follows:[1]

  • Previous national mixed doubles champion qualifies,
  • Previous Olympic team qualifies,
  • Two teams qualify based on being the top American finishers in two designated mixed doubles bonspiels,
  • Four teams qualify based on standings in the World Curling Tour order of merit,
  • One team may qualify based on the discretion of the USCA Director of Coaching, and
  • Three or four teams qualify based on performance in the Mixed Doubles Challenge Round tournament.

Past champions[3]

Year Winning Team Runner-up Team Host
2008 Jamie Haskell/Nate Haskell Charrissa Lin/Derek Surka[4] Bemidji, MN
2009 Cristin Clark/Brady Clark Jamie Haskell/Nate Haskell[5] Two Harbors, MN
2010 Sharon Vukich/Mike Calcagno Cristin Clark/Sean Beighton[6] Seattle, WA
2011 Cristin Clark/Brady Clark Senja Lopac/Clayton Orvik[7] Duluth, MN
2012 Cristin Clark/Brady Clark Jennifer Leichter/Alex Leichter[8] Wayland, MA
2013 Maureen Stolt/Peter Stolt Tina Kelly/Andy Jukich[9] Bismarck, ND
2014 Joyance Meechai/Steve Gebauer Maureen Stolt/Peter Stolt[10] Medford, WI
2015 Sarah Anderson/Korey Dropkin Maureen Stolt/Peter Stolt[11] Eau Claire, WI
2016 Jessica Schultz/Jason Smith Allison Pottinger/Doug Pottinger[12] Denver, CO
2017 Becca Hamilton/Matt Hamilton Tabitha Peterson/Joe Polo[13] Blaine, MN
2018 Sarah Anderson/Korey Dropkin Maureen Stolt/Peter Stolt[14] Eau Claire, WI
2019 Cory Christensen/John Shuster Vicky Persinger/Chris Plys[15] Seattle, WA
2020 Bemidji, Minnesota

References

  1. ^ a b United States Curling Association (October 2018). 2018-2019 USCA Rules of Curling and Competition (PDF). pp. 31–32.
  2. ^ "2020 Mixed Doubles National Championship". Team USA. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  3. ^ "Mixed Doubles National Championship: Champions". USA Curling. 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  4. ^ "Haskells win U.S. Mixed Doubles". The Bemidji Pioneer. Bemidji, MN. 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  5. ^ "Clarks win mixed doubles". Grand Forks Herald. Two Harbors, MN. 2008-12-09. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  6. ^ "Seattle's Vukich and Calcagno win 2010 U.S. Mixed Doubles Championship". USA Curling. 2009-12-06. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  7. ^ "Seattle's Clark rink wins second mixed doubles title". USA Curling. 2010-12-12. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  8. ^ "Seattle's Clark rink wins 2012 USA Curling Mixed Doubles title". USA Curling. 2011-12-12. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  9. ^ Kolesar, Terry L. (Spring 2013). "Stolts set to represent U.S. at World Mixed Doubles". United States Curling News. USA Curling. p. 14. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  10. ^ Kolesar, Terry (2013-12-10). "Meechai and Gebauer win 2014 mixed doubles national title". USA Curling. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  11. ^ Paulseth, Andrea (2014-12-07). "2014 US Mixed Doubles National Championship". VolumeOne. Eau Claire, WI. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  12. ^ Davis, Terry L. (2015-12-07). "Final day of Mixed Doubles Championship underway in Denver". USA Curling. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  13. ^ Davis, Terry L. (2017-03-05). "Hamilton siblings capture 2017 Mixed Doubles National Championship title". USA Curling. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  14. ^ Davis, Terry L. (2018-01-21). "Anderson and Dropkin capture 2018 Mixed Doubles title". USA Curling. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  15. ^ Davis, Terry L. (2019-03-03). "Christensen and Shuster win mixed doubles national title". USA Curling. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
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