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2021 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship 2021 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2021 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship (CMDCC) qualification process has been modified. The 2021 CMDCC will be a thirty-five (35) team event with five (5) pools of seven (7) teams competing in individual round robins. Following these five round robins, twelve (12) teams will then advance to the playoff round. The championship team will advance to the 2021 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, at a date and place TBD. The 35 team Championship field was determined as follows: • 14 teams as selected by their respective Provincial or Territory Associations. • 14 teams from the CMDR based on points accumulated from March 15, 2019 to March 15, 2020. 1 Teams must have played in a minimum of two mixed doubles events during this time frame. Rank Team CMDR 1 Jocelyn Peterman/Brett Gallant 223.250 2 Jennifer Jones/Brent Laing 195.627 3 Nancy Martin/Tyrel Griffith 183.472 4 Shannon Birchard/Catlin Schneider 166.150 5 Rachel Homan/John Morris 165.466 6 Bobbi Sauder/Brendan Bottcher 138.662 7 Laura Walker/Kirk Muyres 138.581 8 Kim Tuck/Wayne Tuck 135.538 9 Kadriana Sahaidak/Colton Lott 133.656 10 Clancy Grandy/Patrick Janssen 127.794 11 Emilie Desjardins/Robert Desjardins 125.093 12 Chaelynn Kitz/Brayden Stewart 118.394 13 Katie Cottrill/Shawn Cottrill 118.000 14 Kaitlyn Lawes/Conner Lawes 114.876 1 The revised CMDR includes a team’s best seven (7) results from mixed doubles events and/or a maximum of 3 CTRS results from March 15, 2019 to March 15, 2020. Mixed Doubles and CTRS events for this full year leading up to the pandemic will be counted at 100%, which includes the 2019 CMDCC. (no carry over points from the 2018/2019 season.) 2021 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship • 7 teams who were unable to compete this season due to the Covid-19 pandemic but had committed to play Mixed Doubles together. Rankings are based on each player’s best 3 CTRS point events from the 2019/2020 season combined with their partners. All players must be part of Curling Canada’s National Team program. Rank Team CTRS 1 Val Sweeting/Marc Kennedy 117.212 2 Lisa Weagle/John Epping 111.336 3 Emma Miskew/Ryan Fry 111.336 4 Kerri Einarson/Brad Gushue 104.613 5 Briane Meilleur/Mark Nichols 104.613 6 Joanne Courtney/Darren Moulding 95.953 7 Selena Njegovan/Reid Carruthers 88.650 Teams who have accepted their 2021 Canadian Mixed Doubles Championship invite were permitted to replace a player due to extenuating circumstances, provided the combined points of the newly formed team exceed those of the team next on the waiting list. Emergency last-minute changes are subject to the approval of Curling Canada due to health & safety protocols entering the Calgary bubble. In the event a full team declined their invite or decides not to replace a player, a waitlist of teams was established. Next Gen MD 1 Dezaray Hawes/Tyler Tardi Champs Next Gen 2 Danielle Schmiemann/Jason Ginter CMDR – 107.02 Next Gen 3 Chantele Broderson/Kyler Kleibrink CMDR – 99.58 4 Sarah Wilkes Lizmore/Brad Thiessen CTRS - 77.247 5 Taylor McDonald/Geoff Walker CTRS - 76.683 6 Chelsea Carey/Colin Hodgson CTRS - 69.117 2021 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship With the cancellation of the 2020 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship due to the COVID-19 pandemic and there having been no other national-level Curling Canada sanctioned Mixed doubles events since March 2019, Curling Canada will be awarding CMDR points based on results of this year’s Championship. 1st – 50 points 2nd – 40 points 3rd – 35 points 4th – 30 points 5th to 8th – 24 points 9th to 12th – 18 points Round robin wins – 3 points Points will be awarded to teams based on the final round-robin standings and playoff results. CMDR points are accrued individually and the total points will be allocated 50% to each player. The CMDR remains suspended for all other events being hosted outside of the Calgary bubble due to health & safety concerns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. .
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