WCT Tallinn Mixed Doubles International | |
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Established | 2016 |
Host city | Tallinn, Estonia |
Arena | Tondiraba Ice Hall |
Purse | € 4,000 |
2023 champion | ![]() |
The WCT Tallinn Mixed Doubles International is an annual mixed doubles curling tournament on the ISS Mixed Doubles World Curling Tour. It is held annually in mid-September at the Tondiraba Ice Hall [1] in Tallinn, Estonia. [2]
The purse for the event is € 3,325 [2] and its event categorization is 300 (the highest calibre is 1000). [3]
The event has been held since 2016.
The 2021 event featured many of the teams that had qualified for the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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