2016 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship

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2016 United States Mixed Doubles
Curling Championship
Host city Denver, Colorado
ArenaDenver Curling Club
DatesDecember 2-7, 2015
Winner Jessica Schultz and Jason Smith
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The 2016 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held from December 2-7, 2015 at the Denver Curling Club in Denver, Colorado. [1] [2] Jason Smith and Jessica Schultz, both from Minnesota, won the tournament. [3] The champions, along with the silver and bronze medal winners, earned a spot in the United States Mixed Doubles World Trials in February 2016, where the U.S. representative for the 2016 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Karlstad, Sweden was decided. [4] [5]

Contents

Teams

Twenty nine teams qualified to compete in the championship. [2] [6] [7]

FemaleMaleState(s)
Taylor Anderson Alex FensonFlag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota
Danielle BuchbinderMichael RuppFlag of New York.svg  New York
Cristin Clark Brady Clark Flag of Washington.svg  Washington
Stephanie SennekerBret JacksonFlag of Michigan.svg  Michigan
Christon ClarkLogan TingleyFlag of Indiana.svg  Indiana, Flag of Ohio.svg  Ohio
Becca WoodBrett DavisFlag of Colorado.svg  Colorado
Frances WalshStephen GrantFlag of Washington.svg  Washington
Emily GoodMacAllan GuyFlag of Washington.svg  Washington
Jessica Schultz Jason Smith Flag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota
Keri VanNormanCameron KimFlag of California.svg  California
Dena RosenberryDarrick KizlykFlag of Colorado.svg  Colorado
Tracy HeuermannRon KlothFlag of Arizona.svg  Arizona
Alexandra Carlson Alex LeichterFlag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota, Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts
Jenny LevyBen LevyFlag of Michigan.svg  Michigan
Kathy JacksonMurray JacksonFlag of North Carolina.svg  North Carolina
Jillian WalkerDerrick McLeanFlag of Washington.svg  Washington
Nina Roth Kroy Nernberger Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
Teri OlsonScott OlsonFlag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts
Kelsey OstrowskiGary MazzottaFlag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota
Catharine Persinger Greg Persinger Flag of Alaska.svg  Alaska
Allison Pottinger Doug Pottinger Flag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota
Cynthia SmithMatthew CulbertsonFlag of Colorado.svg  Colorado
Elaine Smith-KoopJoshua EngleFlag of Oregon.svg  Oregon
Maureen Stolt Peter Stolt Flag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota
Larissa UnruhSamuel UnruhFlag of North Dakota.svg  North Dakota
Nicole VassarSam WilliamsFlag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts
Monica Walker Sean Beighton Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts, Flag of Washington.svg  Washington
Sarah ThuriotDoug WeimerskirchFlag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota
Stephanie MartinDan WizaFlag of Illinois.svg  Illinois, Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin

Competition

Format

Instead of the usual round robin group play leading into playoffs, the 2016 Championship was structured with three tiers of brackets to create a triple elimination tournament. All 29 teams began in the A event bracket, if they lost they moved down to the B event bracket and if they lost again they moved to the C event bracket. If a team lost a game in the C event they were eliminated from the tournament. The winners of the A and B brackets played for the championship. However, all three bracket winners qualified for the US World Trials to compete to represent the United States at the 2016 World Mixed Doubles Championship. [8]

A event bracket

[9]

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5
Martin/Wiza7
Levy/Levy 3 Martin/Wiza 6
Clark/Clark8
Clark/Clark 4
Leichter/Carlson6Leichter/Carlson6
Smith-Koop/Engle 4 Leichter/Carlson8
Persinger/Persinger9Persinger/Persinger 7
Culbertson/Smith 1 Leichter/Carlson7
Nernberger/Roth15Nernberger/Roth 6
Kim/VanNorman 1 Nernberger/Roth9
Olson/Olson 8 Unruh/Unruh 3
Unruh/Unruh10Nernberger/Roth12
Anderson/Fenson7Anderson/Fenson 10
Kloth/Heuermann 3 Anderson/Fenson12
Good/Guy9Good/Guy 5
Davis/Wood 2 Leichter/Carlson 6
Williams/Vassar6Smith/Schultz7
Weimerskirch/Thuriot 3 Williams/Vassar 3
Pottinger/Pottinger8
Pottinger/Pottinger10
Walker/Beighton13McLean/Walker 4
Clark/Tingley 1 Walker/Beighton 4
McLean/Walker6McLean/Walker7
Grant/Walsh 4 Pottinger/Pottinger 4
Jackson/Senneker18Smith/Schultz10
Ostrowski/Mazzotta 4 Jackson/Senneker 6
Stolt/Stolt7
Stolt/Stolt 7
Smith/Schultz10Smith/Schultz10
Jackson/Jackson 4 Smith/Schultz11
Kizlyk/Rosenberry7Kizlyk/Rosenberry 2
Buchbinder/Rupp 3

Finals

The winners of the A and B brackets played for the championship.

Monday, December 7, 11:00 am MT [10]

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Smith/Schultz0331101X9
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