2020 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship

The 2020 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held from February 27 to March 1 at the Bemidji Curling Club in Bemidji, Minnesota.[1][2] The twelve teams were divided into two pools of six teams each. Each pool played a full round robin with the top three from each pool proceeding to the playoffs. The winning team of Tabitha Peterson and Joe Polo will represent the United States at the 2020 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Kelowna, Canada from April 18 to 25, 2020.[3][4]

2020 United States Mixed
Doubles Curling Championship
Host cityBemidji, Minnesota
ArenaBemidji Curling Club
DatesFebruary 27 - March 1
Winner Peterson / Polo
Curling clubSt. Paul CC, St. Paul
Bemidji CC, Bemidji
FemaleTabitha Peterson
MaleJoe Polo
Finalist Cory Christensen / John Shuster
« 2019

Tabitha Peterson and Joe Polo won the event with a 7–4 win over defending champions Cory Christensen and John Shuster in the final.[5] Peterson and Polo made the final in the 2017 championship but lost to siblings Becca Hamilton and Matt Hamilton 7–6. Two-time champions Sarah Anderson and Korey Dropkin won the bronze medal with a 7–6 extra end win over Monica Walker and Alex Leichter. Anderson and Dropkin won the championship in 2015 and 2018 and had a quarterfinal finish in 2019.

The local Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member, Lakeland PBS, covered the tournament. This included streaming the entire tournament and broadcasting the semifinals and finals live on the television channel.[6]

Qualification

There were five ways teams qualified for the championship:[4]

Challenge Round

Sixteen teams played at the 2020 United States Mixed Doubles Challenge Round, held in Portage, Wisconsin from December 19 to 22, 2019.[12] Through a triple knockout competition the top three teams secured the final team spots at the Mixed Doubles Championship.[13] Monica Walker and Alex Leichter were the first to clinch a championship berth when they defeated Katherine Gourianova and Eli Clawson in the 'A' bracket final.[14] Gourianova and Clawson 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 Becca Wood and Sean Franey.[15] Wood and Franey then faced Kim Rhyme and Jason Smith in the 'C' bracket final for the third and final championship berth, which Rhyme and Smith secured with a 9-4 win.[16]

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[17]

FemaleMaleState(s)
Alex AgreDerrick McLean Minnesota,
 Washington
Sarah AndersonKorey Dropkin Minnesota
Madison BearAndrew Stopera Wisconsin,
 New York
Cory ChristensenJohn Shuster Minnesota
Cristin ClarkChris Bond Washington
Katherine GourianovaEli Clawson Maryland
Becca HamiltonMatt Hamilton Wisconsin
Christine McMakinRiley Fenson Minnesota
Vicky PersingerChris Plys Alaska,
 Minnesota
Tabitha PetersonJoe Polo Minnesota
Kim RhymeJason Smith Minnesota
Monica WalkerAlex Leichter Massachusetts

Round robin standings

Final round robin Standings[18]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreakers
Pool AWL
Anderson / Dropkin50
Persinger / Plys41
Walker / Leichter32
Bear / Stopera23
Clark / Bond14
McMakin / Fenson05
Pool BWL
Christensen / Shuster32
Hamilton / Hamilton32
Peterson / Polo32
Gourianova / Clawson32
Rhyme / Smith23
Agre / McLean14

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−06:00).

Draw 1

Thursday, February 27, 2:30 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Walker / Leichter 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 5
Persinger / Plys 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 8
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
McMakin / Fenson 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 4
Clark / Bond 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 2 9
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Anderson / Dropkin 3 1 3 0 2 0 2 X 11
Bear / Stopera 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 3
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Peterson / Polo 0 5 0 2 0 0 2 X 9
Rhyme / Smith 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 X 4
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Gourianova / Clawson 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 X 4
Christensen / Shuster 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 X 7
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Agre / McLean 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 X 4
Hamilton / Hamilton 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 X 7

Draw 2

Thursday, February 27, 7:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Christensen / Shuster 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 6
Agre / McLean 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 7
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Peterson / Polo 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 7
Hamilton / Hamilton 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 8
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Persinger / Plys 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 X 7
McMakin / Fenson 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 3
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Clark / Bond 0 0 1 0 2 0 X X 3
Anderson / Dropkin 1 1 0 4 0 3 X X 9
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Walker / Leichter 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
Bear / Stopera 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Rhyme / Smith 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 4
Gourianova / Clawson 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 6

Draw 3

Friday, February 28, 2:30 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Rhyme / Smith 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 5
Hamilton / Hamilton 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 4
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Gourianova / Clawson 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 X 5
Agre / McLean 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 X 4
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Walker / Leichter 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 X 7
Clark / Bond 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 X 5
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Persinger / Plys 4 0 2 0 2 0 4 X 12
Bear / Stopera 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 X 7
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
McMakin / Fenson 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 4
Anderson / Dropkin 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 6
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Peterson / Polo 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 6
Christensen / Shuster 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 5

Draw 4

Friday, February 28, 7:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Gourianova / Clawson 5 0 1 1 1 X X X 8
Peterson / Polo 0 1 0 0 0 X X X 1
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Anderson / Dropkin 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 7
Persinger / Plys 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 6
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Hamilton / Hamilton 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 X 3
Christensen / Shuster 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 X 7
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
McMakin / Fenson 1 0 3 1 0 3 0 1 0 9
Walker / Leichter 0 3 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 10
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Agre / McLean 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 6
Rhyme / Smith 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 7
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Bear / Stopera 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 8
Clark / Bond 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 6

Draw 5

Saturday, February 29, 10:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Bear / Stopera 2 1 1 1 2 0 X X 7
McMakin / Fenson 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X 1
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Christensen / Shuster 2 0 2 1 0 3 X X 8
Rhyme / Smith 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 2
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Agre / McLean 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
Peterson / Polo 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 6
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Hamilton / Hamilton 4 1 2 1 X X X X 8
Gourianova / Clawson 0 0 0 0 X X X X 0
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Clark / Bond 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 3
Persinger / Plys 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 5
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Anderson / Dropkin 2 1 0 2 0 3 X X 8
Walker / Leichter 0 0 2 0 1 0 X X 3

Tiebreaker

Saturday, February 29, 2:30 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Peterson / Polo 2 0 3 0 2 0 3 X 10
Gourianova / Clawson 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 X 5

Playoffs
  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 
 
1 Anderson / Dropkin 5
6 Peterson / Polo 8
3 Persinger / Plys 7
6 Peterson / Polo 10
6 Peterson / Polo 7
2 Christensen / Shuster 4
 
 
2 Christensen / Shuster 9 Bronze medal game
5 Walker / Leichter 6
4 Hamilton / Hamilton 6 1 Anderson / Dropkin 7
5 Walker / Leichter 7 5 Walker / Leichter 6

Quarterfinals

Saturday, February 29, 7:00 pm

Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Hamilton / Hamilton 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 6
Walker / Leichter 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 7
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Persinger / Plys 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 7
Peterson / Polo 0 0 3 0 1 0 3 3 10

Semifinals

Sunday, March 1, 11:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Anderson / Dropkin 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 X 5
Peterson / Polo 2 1 0 2 0 3 0 X 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Christensen / Shuster 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 1 9
Walker / Leichter 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 6

Bronze medal game

Sunday, March 1, 3:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
Anderson / Dropkin 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7
Walker / Leichter 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 6

Final

Sunday, March 1, 3:30 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
Peterson / Polo 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 X 7
Christensen / Shuster 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 4

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