The Cincinnati Mixed Doubles Cup is an annual mixed doubles curling tournament on the ISS Mixed Doubles World Curling Tour. It is held annually at the Cincinnati Curling Club in West Chester, Ohio. [1]
The purse for the event is $4,500, [1] and its event categorization is 300 (highest calibre is 1000). [1]
The event has been held since 2022.
Year | Winning pair | Runner up pair | Semifinalists | Purse ($US) |
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2022 [2] | Clare Moores / Lance Wheeler | Harley Rohrbacher / Vincent Scebbi | Sarah Burns / Scott Piroth & Becca Wood / Chris Bond | $2,000 |
2023 (Feb.) [3] | Erin Dunphy / Ishan Sethi | Flannery Allison / Michael Allison | Joyce McLaren / Kevin Mechenbier & Emily Potter / Brian Shimko | $4,500 |
2023 (Dec.) [4] | Emily Schweitzer / Blake Hagberg | Kelsey Ostrowski / DJ Johnson | Joyce McLaren / Kevin Mechenbier & Angie Jones / Nicholas Visnich | $5,000 |
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