2011 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship

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 cityDuluth, Minnesota
ArenaDuluth Curling Club
DatesDecember 9-12, 2010
WinnerBrady Clark and Cristin Clark
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Teams

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

Female Male State(s)
Cristin Clark Brady Clark   Washington
Em Good Jake Vukich   Washington
Pam Cavers Andrew Jukich   Minnesota
Michelle Summer Gary Mazzotta   Minnesota
Joyance Meechai Jason Nawyn   New York,   Massachusetts
Jennifer Westhagen Andrew Ernst   Washington
Elizabeth Busche Keane Busche   Minnesota
Courtney George Tyler George   Minnesota
Maureen Stolt Peter Stolt   Minnesota
Sophie Brorson Jared Zezel   Minnesota
Cynthia Eng-Dinsel David Cornfield   Washington
Kimberly Wapola Michael Floerchinger   Minnesota
Julie Smith Eric Schultz   Minnesota
Heather Van Sistine Brett Charpentier   Wisconsin,   Minnesota
Sharon Vukich Mike Calcagno   Washington
Norma O'Leary Phil DeVore   Minnesota,   Wisconsin
Amy Lou Anderson Jim Ivey   Minnesota
Liv Johnson Tim Johnson   Minnesota
Senja Lopac Clayton Orvik   Minnesota
Madonna Fitzgerald Steve Pickle   North Dakota

Round robin

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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]

Key
Teams to playoffs


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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "What-s New in Curling - Dec- 8". Team USA. Archived from the original on May 15, 2016. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  2. ^ "CURLING Seattles Clark rink wins second mixed doubles title". Team USA. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  3. ^ "CURLING Mixed Doubles Championship begins Thursday in Duluth". Team USA. Archived from the original on June 1, 2023. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.