2024 Mixed Doubles Prague Trophy Explained

2024 Mixed Doubles Prague Trophy
Host City:Prague, Czech Republic
Arena:Curling Arena Prague
Dates:April 4–7
Winner: Han / Zou
Female:Han Yu
Male:Zou Qiang
Finalist: Abbes / Harsch

The 2024 Mixed Doubles Prague Trophy was held from April 4 to 7 at the Curling Arena Prague in Prague, Czech Republic.[1] The event was held in a round robin format with a purse of 3,350.[2] Many international teams competed in the event as it was held two weeks before the 2024 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship which was played in Östersund, Sweden.[3]

China's Han Yu and Zou Qiang went undefeated to win the event, defeating Germany's Emira Abbes and Klaudius Harsch 8–5 in the championship game.[1] After taking three in the first end, the Chinese rink scored four in the fourth end to take an 8–1 lead which the Germans did not recover from. To reach the championship game, Han and Zou won all five of their preliminary round matches, being the only team to do so. They then defeated Estonia's Marie Kaldvee and Harri Lill 7–5 in the quarterfinals and won 6–4 over Denmark's Jasmin Lander and Henrik Holtermann in the semifinals. For Abbes and Harsch, they qualified for the playoffs as the eighth and final seeds with a 4–1 record. They then scored a 9–8 upset win over top seeds Yang Ying and Tian Jiafeng of China in the quarterfinals before going on to beat Australia's Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt in the semifinals. Turkey's Dilşat Yıldız and Bilal Ömer Çakır and Czech Republic's Zuzana Paulová and Tomáš Paul rounded out the playoff teams.

In the third place game, Lander and Holtermann won 8–3 over Gill and Hewitt.[1]

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[4] [5]

FemaleMaleLocale
Füssen, Germany
Aleksandra Bigosińska Arkadiusz Polak Kraków, Poland
Klára Cihlářová Tomáš Maček Prague, Czech Republic
Kristýna Farková David Jákl Prague, Czech Republic
Brisbane, Australia
Beijing, China
Lea Hüppi Dübendorf, Switzerland
Espoo, Finland
Tallinn, Estonia
Seoul, South Korea
Sofie Krupičková Ondřej Bláha Prague, Czech Republic
Hvidovre, Denmark
Daniela Matulová Milan Moravčík Bratislava, Slovakia
San Sebastián, Spain
Prague, Czech Republic
Glarus, Switzerland
Oberstdorf, Germany
Megève, France
Eliška Srnská Jaroslav Vedral Prague, Czech Republic
Emma Erzsébet Szurmay Baján Kán Ferenci Budapest, Hungary
Andrzej Augustyniak Łódź, Poland
Beijing, China
Erzurum, Turkey
Prague, Czech Republic

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings[3] [6]

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width=185Pool A !width=15W !width=15L !width=30 !width=15PF !width=15PA !width=20
Yıldız / Çakır 4 1 1–0 33 19 23
Kaldvee / Lill 4 1 0–1 46 22 6
Kim / Jeong 3 2 36 33 13
Otaegi / Unanue 2 3 33 32 18
Bigosińska / Polak 1 4 1–0 19 40 24
Srnská / Vedral 1 4 0–1 22 43 22
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width=185Pool B !width=15W !width=15L !width=30 !width=15PF !width=15PA !width=20
Lander / Holtermann 4 1 1–0 33 25 5
Paulová / Paul 4 1 0–1 41 29 11
Schöll / Sutor 3 2 37 22 16
Krupičková / Bláha 2 3 1–0 25 33 9
Shevchuk / Coulot 2 3 0–1 30 35 17
Hüppi / Weiss 0 5 19 41 19
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width=185Pool C !width=15W !width=15L !width=30 !width=15PF !width=15PA !width=20
Han / Zou 5 0 43 20 10
Gill / Hewitt 4 1 41 25 2
Walczak / Augustyniak 3 2 33 26 7
Farková / Jákl 2 3 26 32 8
Immonen / Sipilä 1 4 18 31 11
Szurmay / Ferenci 0 5 16 43 20
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width=185Pool D !width=15W !width=15L !width=30 !width=15PF !width=15PA !width=20
Yang / Tian 4 1 1–0 40 28 1
Abbes / Harsch 4 1 0–1 45 23 15
Perret / Rios 3 2 1–0 37 30 4
Zelingrová / Chabičovský 3 2 1–0 38 25 3
Cihlářová / Maček 1 4 19 40 14
Matulová / Moravčík 0 5 18 51 21

Round robin results

All draw times listed in Central European Summer Time .[3] [7] [8]

Draw 1

Thursday, April 4, 5:00 pm

Draw 2

Thursday, April 4, 7:15 pm

Draw 3

Thursday, April 4, 9:30 pm

Draw 4

Friday, April 5, 8:00 am

Draw 5

Friday, April 5, 10:15 am

Draw 6

Friday, April 5, 1:30 pm

Draw 7

Friday, April 5, 3:45 pm

Draw 8

Friday, April 5, 7:15 pm

Draw 9

Friday, April 5, 9:30 pm

Draw 10

Saturday, April 6, 8:00 am

Draw 11

Saturday, April 6, 10:15 am

Draw 12

Saturday, April 6, 1:30 pm

Draw 13

Saturday, April 6, 3:45 pm

Draw 14

Saturday, April 6, 7:15 pm

Draw 15

Saturday, April 6, 9:30 pm

Playoffs

Source:[3] [9]

The top two teams in each pool advanced to the playoffs. The teams that finished first in their pool were ranked 1–4 based on their shootout total, regardless of round robin record. The second placing teams were then ranked 5–8.

Quarterfinals

Sunday, April 7, 8:00 am

Semifinals

Sunday, April 7, 11:00 am

Third place game

Sunday, April 7, 2:00 pm

Final

Sunday, April 7, 2:00 pm

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WCT Mixed Doubles Prague Trophy 2024. Český Curling. 21 December 2023 . October 23, 2024.
  2. Web site: Event Home. CurlingZone. October 23, 2024.
  3. Web site: Mixed Doubles Prague Trophy. Český Curling. October 23, 2024.
  4. Web site: Teams Division. Český Curling. October 23, 2024.
  5. Web site: Teams. CurlingZone. October 23, 2024.
  6. Web site: Round Robin Standings. CurlingZone. October 23, 2024.
  7. Web site: Scores. CurlingZone. October 23, 2024.
  8. Web site: MD Prague Trophy 2024 Draw . Český Curling. October 23, 2024.
  9. Web site: Playoffs. CurlingZone. October 23, 2024.