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]
| 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 |
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Teams
editTwenty teams qualified to compete in the championship.[3]
| Female | Male | State(s) |
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| Cristin Clark | Brady Clark |  Washington
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| Em Good | Jake Vukich | Washington
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| Pam Cavers | Andrew Jukich |  Minnesota
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| Michelle Summer | Gary Mazzotta | Minnesota
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| Joyance Meechai | Jason Nawyn |  New York,  Massachusetts
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| Jennifer Westhagen | Andrew Ernst | Washington
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| Elizabeth Busche | Keane Busche | Minnesota
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| Courtney George | Tyler George | Minnesota
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| Maureen Stolt | Peter Stolt | Minnesota
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| Sophie Brorson | Jared Zezel | Minnesota
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| Cynthia Eng-Dinsel | David Cornfield | Washington
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| Kimberly Wapola | Michael Floerchinger | Minnesota
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| Julie Smith | Eric Schultz | Minnesota
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| Heather Van Sistine | Brett Charpentier |  Wisconsin, Minnesota
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| Sharon Vukich | Mike Calcagno | Washington
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| Norma O'Leary | Phil DeVore | Minnesota, Wisconsin
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| Amy Lou Anderson | Jim Ivey | Minnesota
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| Liv Johnson | Tim Johnson | Minnesota
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| Senja Lopac | Clayton Orvik | Minnesota
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| Madonna Fitzgerald | Steve Pickle |  North Dakota
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Round robin
editThe 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]
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Playoffs
editThe 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
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final: round 1 | Final: round 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Clark/Clark | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brorson/Zezel | 10 | Brorson/Zezel | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| O'Leary/DeVore | 6 | Clark/Clark | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| George/George | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lopac/Orvik | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Good/Vukich | 0 | George/George | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| George/George | 12 | Clark/Clark | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lopac/Orvik | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "What-s New in Curling - Dec- 8". Team USA. Archived from the original on May 15, 2016. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- ^ "CURLING Seattles Clark rink wins second mixed doubles title". Team USA. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- ^ "CURLING Mixed Doubles Championship begins Thursday in Duluth". Team USA. Archived from the original on June 1, 2023. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- ^ "CURLING Four teams remain in hunt for 2011 US Mixed Doubles title". Team USA. Archived from the original on May 31, 2023. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- ^ "CURLING Finals on tap at US Mixed Doubles Championship in Duluth". Team USA. Archived from the original on May 31, 2023. Retrieved 2019-06-14.