The 2019 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held from February 27-March 3, 2019 at the Granite Curling Club in Seattle, Washington. Cory Christensen and John Shuster won the tournament, earning the right to represent the United States at the 2019 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Stavanger, Norway.
Qualification Nine teams qualified for the championship based on their performance on the World Curling Tour:
Sarah Anderson and Korey Dropkin Becca Hamilton and Matt Hamilton Monica Walker and Alex Leichter Vicky Persinger and Chris Plys Em Good and Mac Guy Jamie Sinclair and Sean Beighton Tabitha Peterson and Joe Polo Cory Christensen and John Shuster Nina Roth and Kroy Nernberger
The remaining three teams qualified through the 2019 USA Curling Mixed Doubles Challenge Round:
Maureen Stolt and Peter Stolt Taylor Anderson and Derrick McLean Clare Moores and Lance Wheeler
Challenge round The 2019 USA Curling Mixed Doubles Challenge Round was held December 19 to 23, 2018 at the Grand Forks Curling Club in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Ten teams competed in triple-knockout tournament, with the top three teams earning a spot at the Championship. Husband and wife duo Peter and Maureen Stolt were the first to clinch one of the available berths when they defeated Taylor Anderson and Derrick McLean in the 'A' bracket final. Anderson and McLean then dropped down to the 'B' bracket final where they had another opportunity to earn one of the final two berths, which they did when they defeated Ann Podoll and Nathan Parry. Losing the 'B' bracket final knocked Podoll and Parry down to the 'C' bracket semifinals. Podoll and Parry made it through their semifinal match to face Clare Moores and Lance Wheeler in the 'C' bracket final. Tied at 7–7 after eight ends, Moores and Wheeler scored one in the extra end to secure the final team slot at the Mixed Doubles Championship.
Teams The following 12 teams qualified for the event:
State(s) Female Male Sarah Anderson Korey Dropkin Taylor Anderson Derrick McLean Cory Christensen John Shuster Em Good Mac Guy Becca Hamilton Matt Hamilton Clare Moores Lance Wheeler Vicky Persinger Chris Plys Tabitha Peterson Joe Polo Nina Roth Kroy Nernberger Jamie Sinclair Sean Beighton Maureen Stolt Peter Stolt Monica Walker Alex Leichter
Round robin Standings Pool A W L Anderson / Dropkin 4 1 Christensen / Shuster 4 1 Persinger / Plys 4 1 Sinclair / Beighton 2 3 Anderson / McLean 1 4 Moores / Wheeler 0 5 Pool B W L Peterson / Polo 5 0 Hamilton / Hamilton 3 2 Roth / Nernberger 3 2 Walker / Leichter 2 3 Good / Guy 1 4 Stolt / Stolt 1 4 Teams highlighted in yellow qualified for the playoffs.
Game results Draw 1 Wednesday, February 27, 7:00 pm
Draw 2 Thursday, February 28, 10:00 am
Draw 3 Thursday, February 28, 2:30 pm
Draw 4 Thursday, February 28, 7:00 pm
Draw 5 Friday, March 1, 10:00 am
Draw 6 Friday, March 1, 2:30 pm
Draw 7 Friday, March 1, 7:00 pm
Playoffs The playoffs consisted of a 6-team bracket with the top two teams receiving byes in the quarterfinals.
Bracket
Quarterfinals Saturday, March 2, 2:30pm
Semifinals Saturday, March 2, 7:00pm
Finals Sunday, March 3, 11:00am
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