Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship

Last updated
Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
Established2013
2024 host city Fredericton, New Brunswick
2024 arena Aitken University Centre &
Capital Winter Club
2024 champion Flag of Manitoba.svg Kadriana Lott /
Colton Lott
Current edition

The Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship (formerly Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials) are the national curling championships for mixed doubles curling in Canada. The trials decide the team that represents Canada at the same year's World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. [1] The team representing Canada had been previously decided through a playoff between two teams formed from the winners of the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship earlier in the season. [2]

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Format and qualification

As of 2017, the event consists of thirty-two teams participating in a preliminary round robin and a single-knockout playoff. Each of the provincial and territorial curling associations are allotted one entry into the championship, as well as the final four teams from the previous championship, one bonspiel winner with the remaining teams qualifying based on their ranking on the Canadian Mixed Doubles Ranking (CMDR). [3]

Past champions

YearWinning teamRunner-up teamHost
2013 Flag of Quebec.svg Isabelle Néron / Robert Desjardins Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Nancy Martin / Dustin Kalthoff Leduc, Alberta
2014 Flag of Ontario.svg Kim Tuck / Wayne Tuck, Jr. Flag of Alberta.svg Kalynn Park / Charley Thomas Ottawa, Ontario
2015 Flag of Alberta.svg Kalynn Park / Charley Thomas Flag of Ontario.svg Tess Bobbie / Bowie Abbis-Mills Ottawa, Ontario
2016 Flag of Alberta.svg Jocelyn Peterman / Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Brett Gallant Flag of Alberta.svg Laura Crocker / Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Geoff Walker Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
2017 Flag of Alberta.svg Joanne Courtney / Flag of Manitoba.svg Reid Carruthers Flag of Ontario.svg Rachel Homan / Flag of Alberta.svg John Morris Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
2018 Flag of Alberta.svg Laura Crocker / Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Kirk Muyres Flag of Manitoba.svg Kadriana Sahaidak / Colton Lott Leduc, Alberta
2019 Flag of Manitoba.svg Jocelyn Peterman / Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Brett Gallant Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Nancy Martin / Flag of British Columbia.svg Tyrel Griffith Fredericton, New Brunswick
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
2021 Flag of Manitoba.svg Kerri Einarson / Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Brad Gushue Flag of Manitoba.svg Kadriana Sahaidak / Colton Lott Calgary, Alberta [4]
2022Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
2023 Flag of Ontario.svg Jennifer Jones / Brent Laing Flag of Alberta.svg Jocelyn Peterman / Brett Gallant Sudbury, Ontario
2024 Flag of Manitoba.svg Kadriana Lott / Colton Lott Flag of Alberta.svg Laura Walker / Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Kirk Muyres Fredericton, New Brunswick

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References

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