[Test] September 2018- World Mixed Doub...Ng.Org
The 20182019 season has begun at a pace. Already we have had our Annual General Assembly, which involved the introduction of Nigeria, our first African, and 61st, Member Association and an emergency motion that resulted in adecision to introduce a 20 team World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship from 2020, and we’ve had our first competitive event on ice. The inaugural Curling World Cup, in Suzhou, China, was a great success, and it is sure to bring a new dynamic to our season, with its shorter schedule, quick fire rounds, and its four stages, which connect and build to towards the Grand Final, back in China, in Beijing, next May. The Olympic Winter Games, in PyeongChang – which it’s hard to believe was this year – has created a buzz for our sport that continues to be felt with the introduction of the Curling World Cup and our mixed doubles discipline receiving two more teams for the next edition of the Games, in Beijing in 2022. If this is the first month of our season, I can’t wait to see what else is in store. But, for now, and for season 20182019, good luck and good curling. President and athletes welcome new Curling World Cup The first leg of the Curling World Cup for me was excellent and my sincerest thanks go to the organising committee in Suzhou for putting on such a great show. I know our current broadcast partners are enthusiastic about the new format, but going forward I hope to see the worldwide visibility of this series grow.
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