2011 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship Explained

2011 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
Host City:Duluth, Minnesota
Arena:Duluth Curling Club
Dates:December 9-12, 2010
Winner:Brady Clark and Cristin Clark
Prev:2010
Next:2012

The 2011 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held from December 9-12, 2010 at the Duluth Curling Club in Duluth, Minnesota.[1] Brady Clark and Cristin Clark won the tournament, earning the right to represent the United States at the 2011 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in St. Paul, Minnesota.[2]

Teams

Twenty teams qualified to compete in the championship.[3]

FemaleMaleState(s)
Cristin ClarkBrady Clark
Em GoodJake Vukich
Pam CaversAndrew Jukich
Michelle SummerGary Mazzotta
Joyance MeechaiJason Nawyn,
Jennifer WesthagenAndrew Ernst
Elizabeth BuscheKeane Busche
Courtney GeorgeTyler George
Maureen StoltPeter Stolt
Sophie BrorsonJared Zezel
Cynthia Eng-DinselDavid Cornfield
Kimberly WapolaMichael Floerchinger
Julie SmithEric Schultz
Heather Van SistineBrett Charpentier,
Sharon VukichMike Calcagno
Norma O'LearyPhil DeVore,
Amy Lou AndersonJim Ivey
Liv JohnsonTim Johnson
Senja LopacClayton Orvik
Madonna FitzgeraldSteve Pickle

Round robin

The 20 teams were split into three pools; each pool played a round robin and at the end the top two teams advanced to the playoffs.[4]

Pool A
Clark / Clark
Good / Vukich
Cavers / Jukich
Summer / Mazzotta
Meechai / Nawyn
Westhagen / Ernst
Busche / Busche
Pool B
George / George
Stolt / Stolt
Brorson / Zezel
Eng-Dinsel / Cornfield
Wapola / Floerchinger
Smith / Schultz
Van Sistine/ Charpentier
Pool C
Vukich / Calcagno
O'Leary / DeVore
Anderson / Ivey
Johnson / Johnson
Lopac / Orvik
Fitzgerald / Pickle

Playoffs

The playoffs consisted of a 6-team bracket with the top two teams directly in the semifinals. There was a two-loss provision included, such that a team was not eliminated until they had two losses in the tournament. Because the team of Clayton Orvik and Senja Lopac entered the playoffs undefeated, they were not eliminated when they lost to Courtney and Tyler George in the semifinals and instead got to challenge the winner of the first round of the championship, Brady and Cristin Clark, for the title.[5]

Bracket

References

  1. Web site: What-s New in Curling - Dec- 8. https://web.archive.org/web/20160515133215/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2010/December/08/What-s-New-in-Curling-Dec-8. dead. May 15, 2016. Team USA. en. 2019-06-14.
  2. Web site: CURLING Seattles Clark rink wins second mixed doubles title. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043256/https://www.teamusa.org/Media/News/Curling/CURLING-Seattles-Clark-rink-wins-second-mixed-doubles-title. dead. March 6, 2019. Team USA. en. 2019-06-14.
  3. Web site: CURLING Mixed Doubles Championship begins Thursday in Duluth. https://web.archive.org/web/20230601000616/https://www.teamusa.org/Media/News/Curling/CURLING-Mixed-Doubles-Championship-begins-Thursday-in-Duluth. dead. June 1, 2023. Team USA. en. 2019-06-14.
  4. Web site: CURLING Four teams remain in hunt for 2011 US Mixed Doubles title. https://web.archive.org/web/20230531222806/https://www.teamusa.org/Media/News/Curling/CURLING-Four-teams-remain-in-hunt-for-2011-US-Mixed-Doubles-title. dead. May 31, 2023. Team USA. en. 2019-06-14.
  5. Web site: CURLING Finals on tap at US Mixed Doubles Championship in Duluth. https://web.archive.org/web/20230531222931/https://www.teamusa.org/Media/News/Curling/CURLING-Finals-on-tap-at-US-Mixed-Doubles-Championship-in-Duluth. dead. May 31, 2023. Team USA. en. 2019-06-14.