2018 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship

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2018 United States Mixed Doubles
Curling Championship
Host city Eau Claire, Wisconsin
ArenaEau Claire Curling Club
DatesJanuary 17-21, 2018
Winner Sarah Anderson and Korey Dropkin
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The 2018 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held from January 17-21 at the Eau Claire Curling Club in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Sarah Anderson and Korey Dropkin won the tournament, earning the right to represent the United States at the 2018 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Östersund, Sweden. [1]

Contents

Teams

The following 22 teams competed in the event: [2]

State(s)FemaleMale
Flag of Maine.svg  Maine Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts Libby BrundageAlex Leichter
Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin Flag of Washington.svg  Washington Jenna Burchesky Ben Richardson
Flag of New York.svg  New York Audrey FooteBlake Hagberg
Flag of North Dakota.svg  North Dakota Larissa UnruhSamuel Unruh
Flag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota Lexi Lanigan Quinn Evenson
Flag of California.svg  California Flag of Arizona.svg  Arizona Stephanie LarsonFred Maxie
Flag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota Maureen Stolt Peter Stolt
Flag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin Kirstin MeKeownGabriel Nickel
Flag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota Christine McMakin Riley Fenson
Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado Clare MooresLance Wheeler
Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin Emmalee Nichols Greg Johnson
Flag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota Kelsey OstrowskiGary Mazzotta
Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin Toni PaisleySeth King
Flag of North Dakota.svg  North Dakota Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado Ann PodollNathan Parry
Flag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota Regan Birr Todd Birr
Flag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota Kim Rhyme Jason Smith
Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin Rebecca Rodgers Charlie Thompson
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg  Pennsylvania Flag of Texas.svg  Texas Harley RohrbacherGuy Davis
Flag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota Sarah Anderson Korey Dropkin
Flag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota Flag of Washington.svg  Washington Jessica Schultz Derrick McLean
Flag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota Flag of Maryland.svg  Maryland Taylor Anderson Hunter Clawson
Flag of Ohio.svg  Ohio Logan TingleyRyan O'Neil

Round robin

Standings

Key
Teams to playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Pool AWL
Anderson / Dropkin41
Foote / Hagberg41
Burchesky / Richardson32
Larson / Maxie32
Ostrowski / Mazzotta14
Unruh / Unruh05
Pool BWL
Schultz / McLean50
Lanigan / Evenson41
Podoll / Parry23
Rodgers / Thompson23
Birr / Birr14
Paisley / King14
Pool CWL
Stolt / Stolt40
Moores / Wheeler22
Tingley / O'Neil22
Brundage / Leichter13
Nichols / Johnson13
Pool DWL
McMakin / Fenson40
Anderson / Clawson22
Rhyme / Smith22
Rohrbacher / Davis22
McKeown / Nickel04

[3]

Game results

Tiebreaker (Pool C)

Saturday, January 20, 12:00 noon

Sheet 112345678Final
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Moores/Wheeler Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg111041XX8

Tiebreaker (Pool D)

Saturday, January 20, 12:00 noon

Team12345678Final
Anderson/Clawson Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg31233XXX12
Rohrbacher/Davis00000XXX0

Saturday, January 20, 4:00 pm

Sheet 212345678Final
Rhyme/Smith200010205
Anderson/Clawson Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0221010410

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Schultz/McLean6
Moores/Wheeler 3
Schultz/McLean 0
Anderson/Dropkin8
Anderson/Dropkin6
Lanigan/Evenson 3
Anderson/Dropkin6
Stolt/Stolt 3
McMakin/Fenson6
Anderson/Clawson 5
McMakin/Fenson 6
Stolt/Stolt7
Stolt/Stolt8
Foote/Hagberg 2

Quarterfinals

Saturday, January 20, 8:00pm

Team12345678Final
Schultz/McLean Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg201001116
Moores/Wheeler010110003
Team12345678Final
Anderson/Dropkin Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1011120X6
Lanigan/Evenson0100002X3
Team123456789Final
McMakin/Fenson Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg2010011016
Anderson/Clawson0102100105
Team12345678Final
Stolt/Stolt1012013X8
Foote/Hagberg Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0100100X2

Semifinals

Sunday, January 21, 10:00am

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Anderson/Dropkin Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg4211XXXX8
Team123456789Final
McMakin/Fenson Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg2010110106
Stolt/Stolt0201003017

Finals

Sunday, January 21, 2:00pm

Team12345678Final
Anderson/Dropkin Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg110110116
Stolt/Stolt001002003

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