2020 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship

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2020 United States Mixed
Doubles Curling Championship
2020 USA mixed doubles curling championship logo.png
Host city Bemidji, Minnesota
Arena Bemidji Curling Club
DatesFebruary 27 - March 1
Winner Flag of Minnesota.svg Peterson / Polo
Curling club St. Paul CC, St. Paul
Bemidji CC, Bemidji
Female Tabitha Peterson
Male Joe Polo
Finalist Flag of Minnesota.svg Christensen / Shuster
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The 2020 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held from February 27 to March 1 at the Bemidji Curling Club in Bemidji, Minnesota. [1] [2] The twelve teams were divided into two pools of six teams each. Each pool played a full round robin with the top three from each pool proceeding to the playoffs. The winning team of Tabitha Peterson and Joe Polo was supposed to represent the United States at the 2020 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Kelowna, Canada but the event got cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] [4] [5] They will instead compete at the 2021 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Aberdeen, Scotland as the 2021 U.S. Mixed Doubles National Championship was postponed due to the pandemic. [6]

Contents

Tabitha Peterson and Joe Polo won the event with a 7–4 win over defending champions Cory Christensen and John Shuster in the final. [7] Peterson and Polo made the final in the 2017 championship but lost to siblings Becca Hamilton and Matt Hamilton 7–6. Two-time champions Sarah Anderson and Korey Dropkin won the bronze medal with a 7–6 extra end win over Monica Walker and Alex Leichter. Anderson and Dropkin won the championship in 2015 and 2018 and had a quarterfinal finish in 2019.

The local Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member, Lakeland PBS, covered the tournament. This included streaming the entire tournament and broadcasting the semifinals and finals live on the television channel. [8]

Qualification

There were five ways teams qualified for the championship: [4]

Challenge round

Sixteen teams played at the 2020 United States Mixed Doubles Challenge Round, held in Portage, Wisconsin from December 19 to 22, 2019. [14] Through a triple knockout competition the top three teams secured the final team spots at the Mixed Doubles Championship. [15] Monica Walker and Alex Leichter were the first to clinch a championship berth when they defeated Katherine Gourianova and Eli Clawson in the 'A' bracket final. [16] Gourianova and Clawson then dropped down to the 'B' bracket final where they had another opportunity to earn one of the final two berths, which they did when they defeated Becca Wood and Sean Franey. [17] Wood and Franey then faced Kim Rhyme and Jason Smith in the 'C' bracket final for the third and final championship berth, which Rhyme and Smith secured with a 9-4 win. [18]

Teams

The teams are listed as follows: [19]

FemaleMaleState(s)
Alex Agre Derrick McLeanFlag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota,
Flag of Washington.svg  Washington
Sarah Anderson Korey Dropkin Flag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota
Madison Bear Andrew Stopera Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin,
Flag of New York.svg  New York
Cory Christensen John Shuster Flag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota
Cristin Clark Chris BondFlag of Washington.svg  Washington
Katherine GourianovaEli ClawsonFlag of Maryland.svg  Maryland
Becca Hamilton Matt Hamilton Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
Christine McMakinRiley FensonFlag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota
Vicky Persinger Chris Plys Flag of Alaska.svg  Alaska,
Flag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota
Tabitha Peterson Joe Polo Flag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota
Kim Rhyme Jason Smith Flag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota
Monica Walker Alex LeichterFlag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts

Round robin standings

Final round robin Standings [20]

Key
Teams to playoffs
Teams to tiebreakers
Pool AWL
Flag of Minnesota.svg Anderson / Dropkin50
Flag of Alaska.svg Flag of Minnesota.svg Persinger / Plys41
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Walker / Leichter32
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Flag of New York.svg Bear / Stopera23
Flag of Washington.svg Clark / Bond14
Flag of Minnesota.svg McMakin / Fenson05
Pool BWL
Flag of Minnesota.svg Christensen / Shuster32
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Hamilton / Hamilton32
Flag of Minnesota.svg Peterson / Polo32
Flag of Maryland.svg Gourianova / Clawson32
Flag of Minnesota.svg Rhyme / Smith23
Flag of Minnesota.svg Flag of Washington.svg Agre / McLean14

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−06:00).

Draw 1

Thursday, February 27, 2:30 pm

Sheet 112345678Final
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Walker / Leichter001102105
Flag of Alaska.svg Flag of Minnesota.svg Persinger / Plys Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg310020028
Sheet 212345678Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg McMakin / Fenson010030004
Flag of Washington.svg Clark / Bond Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg102102129
Sheet 312345678Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Anderson / Dropkin Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg3130202X11
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Flag of New York.svg Bear / Stopera0001020X3
Sheet 412345678Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Peterson / Polo Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0502002X9
Flag of Minnesota.svg Rhyme / Smith1010110X4
Sheet 512345678Final
Flag of Maryland.svg Gourianova / Clawson Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1002001X4
Flag of Minnesota.svg Christensen / Shuster0220210X7
Sheet 612345678Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Flag of Washington.svg Agre / McLean0010102X4
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Hamilton / Hamilton Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1104010X7

Draw 2

Thursday, February 27, 7:00 pm

Sheet 112345678Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Christensen / Shuster010120206
Flag of Minnesota.svg Flag of Washington.svg Agre / McLean Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg202001027
Sheet 2123456789Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Peterson / Polo0100104107
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Hamilton / Hamilton Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1022020018
Sheet 312345678Final
Flag of Alaska.svg Flag of Minnesota.svg Persinger / Plys1104010X7
Flag of Minnesota.svg McMakin / Fenson Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0010101X3
Sheet 412345678Final
Flag of Washington.svg Clark / Bond001020XX3
Flag of Minnesota.svg Anderson / Dropkin Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg110403XX9
Sheet 512345678Final
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Walker / Leichter111001026
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Flag of New York.svg Bear / Stopera Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000110103
Sheet 612345678Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Rhyme / Smith Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100011104
Flag of Maryland.svg Gourianova / Clawson031100016

Draw 3

Friday, February 28, 2:30 pm

Sheet 112345678Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Rhyme / Smith Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100011115
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Hamilton / Hamilton011200004
Sheet 212345678Final
Flag of Maryland.svg Gourianova / Clawson0112010X5
Flag of Minnesota.svg Flag of Washington.svg Agre / McLean Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg2000101X4
Sheet 312345678Final
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Walker / Leichter Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1310200X7
Flag of Washington.svg Clark / Bond0002021X5
Sheet 412345678Final
Flag of Alaska.svg Flag of Minnesota.svg Persinger / Plys Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg4020204X12
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Flag of New York.svg Bear / Stopera0202030X7
Sheet 512345678Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg McMakin / Fenson001101104
Flag of Minnesota.svg Anderson / Dropkin Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg310010016
Sheet 612345678Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Peterson / Polo Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg310100016
Flag of Minnesota.svg Christensen / Shuster001021105

Draw 4

Friday, February 28, 7:00 pm

Sheet 112345678Final
Flag of Maryland.svg Gourianova / Clawson Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg50111XXX8
Flag of Minnesota.svg Peterson / Polo01000XXX1
Sheet 212345678Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Anderson / Dropkin Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg110021027
Flag of Alaska.svg Flag of Minnesota.svg Persinger / Plys003100206
Sheet 312345678Final
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Hamilton / Hamilton0110010X3
Flag of Minnesota.svg Christensen / Shuster Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg2001103X7
Sheet 4123456789Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg McMakin / Fenson Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1031030109
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Walker / Leichter03002040110
Sheet 512345678Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Flag of Washington.svg Agre / McLean Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010030206
Flag of Minnesota.svg Rhyme / Smith102102017
Sheet 612345678Final
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Flag of New York.svg Bear / Stopera Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg310030018
Flag of Washington.svg Clark / Bond001103106

Draw 5

Saturday, February 29, 10:00 am

Sheet 112345678Final
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Flag of New York.svg Bear / Stopera211120XX7
Flag of Minnesota.svg McMakin / Fenson Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg000001XX1
Sheet 212345678Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Christensen / Shuster202103XX8
Flag of Minnesota.svg Rhyme / Smith Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010010XX2
Sheet 3123456789Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Flag of Washington.svg Agre / McLean Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0201010105
Flag of Minnesota.svg Peterson / Polo1010102016
Sheet 412345678Final
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Hamilton / Hamilton Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg4121XXXX8
Flag of Maryland.svg Gourianova / Clawson0000XXXX0
Sheet 512345678Final
Flag of Washington.svg Clark / Bond0010101X3
Flag of Alaska.svg Flag of Minnesota.svg Persinger / Plys Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1102010X5
Sheet 612345678Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Anderson / Dropkin210203XX8
{ Flag of Massachusetts.svg Walker / Leichter Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg002010XX3

Tiebreaker

Saturday, February 29, 2:30 pm

Sheet 212345678Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Peterson / Polo2030203X10
Flag of Maryland.svg Gourianova / Clawson Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0202010X5

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Minnesota.svg Anderson / Dropkin 5
3 Flag of Alaska.svg Flag of Minnesota.svg Persinger / Plys 7 6 Flag of Minnesota.svg Peterson / Polo8
6 Flag of Minnesota.svg Peterson / Polo106 Flag of Minnesota.svg Peterson / Polo7
2 Flag of Minnesota.svg Christensen / Shuster 4
2 Flag of Minnesota.svg Christensen / Shuster9
4 Flag of Wisconsin.svg Hamilton / Hamilton 6 5 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Walker / Leichter 6
5 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Walker / Leichter7Bronze medal game
1 Flag of Minnesota.svg Anderson / Dropkin7
5 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Walker / Leichter 6

Quarterfinals

Saturday, February 29, 7:00 pm

Sheet 312345678Final
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Hamilton / Hamilton Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg003020106
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Walker / Leichter210101027
Sheet 412345678Final
Flag of Alaska.svg Flag of Minnesota.svg Persinger / Plys120202007
Flag of Minnesota.svg Peterson / Polo Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0030103310

Semifinals

Sunday, March 1, 11:00 am

Team12345678Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Anderson / Dropkin0020102X5
Flag of Minnesota.svg Peterson / Polo Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg2102030X8
Team12345678Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Christensen / Shuster201020319
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Walker / Leichter Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg030102006

Bronze medal game

Sunday, March 1, 3:30 pm

Team123456789Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Anderson / Dropkin Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg3200100017
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Walker / Leichter0011012106

Final

Sunday, March 1, 3:30 pm

Team12345678Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Peterson / Polo Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1203010X7
Flag of Minnesota.svg Christensen / Shuster0010201X4

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