Rocky Mountain Mixed Doubles Classic | |
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Established | 2019 |
Host city | Banff & Canmore Alberta, Canada |
Arena | The Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre & Canmore Golf & Curling Club |
Website | https://mountaincurling.ca |
Purse | $30,000 |
2024 champion | Jocelyn Peterman / Brett Gallant |
The Rocky Mountain Mixed Doubles Classic (RMMDC), formerly the Qualico Mixed Doubles Classic, is an annual mixed doubles curling event held in Banff and Canmore Alberta, Canada. [1] The bonspiel is held in a round-robin format with a $30,000 purse. [2] The event attracts top curlers from around the world. The event was previously called the Qualico Mixed Doubles Classic (QMDC).
The event was founded in 2019 by the Rocky Mountain Curling Association and Qualico held the naming rights for the 2019-2022 events.
The December 2024 event acted as a qualifier for the 2025 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials. [3]
The Rocky Mountain Mixed Doubles Classic has no deals with any networks; however, livestream coverage of the event is provided by the in house media team. [4] The World Curling Tour held the worldwide streaming rights to the 2020 round-robin stage and the international streaming rights to the 2020 finals. CBC Television picked up the Canadian streaming rights to the 2020 finals for their online platform. [5]
Qualico Mixed Doubles Classic | ||||
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Year | Winning pair | Runner-up pair | Purse (CDN) | |
2019 [6] | Sarah Anderson / Korey Dropkin | Jocelyn Peterman / Brett Gallant | $30,000 | |
2020 [7] | Rachel Homan / John Morris | Sarah Anderson / Korey Dropkin | $30,000 | |
2021 [8] | Rachel Homan / John Morris | Jocelyn Peterman / Brett Gallant | $30,000 | |
2022 [9] | Marlene Albrecht / Matt Wozniak | Jocelyn Peterman / Brett Gallant | $30,000 | |
Rocky Mountain Mixed Doubles Classic | ||||
2024 (Jan.) [10] | Cory Thiesse / Korey Dropkin | Paige Papley / Evan van Amsterdam | $30,000 | |
2024 (Dec.) | Jocelyn Peterman / Brett Gallant | Kadriana Lott / Colton Lott | $30,000 |
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