Curling World Mixed Doubles Qualifiers: Teams, Groups, Schedule

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Curling World Mixed Doubles Qualifiers: Dumfries in Scotland is playing host to a top class curling athletes. A total of 29 mixed curling teams are taking part at the Curling World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event 2024 that started from 1-7 December. 

Competitors at the Curling World Mixed Doubles Qualifiers are looking to book their place at next year’s world championship.

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Sixteen teams have already qualified for the flagship mixed doubles tournament in Fredericton, Canada. Now, there are just four spots left. 

The 29 teams are divided into five groups at the Curling World Mixed Doubles Qualification event. The top two teams from each group will then advance to playoffs where the top finishing team from one group will play the second-finishing team from another to determine the four Curling World Mixed Doubles Championship qualifiers.

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Further, by qualifying for the world championship, the top four teams will also secure a berth for the 2025 Olympic Qualification Event in December.  Moving forward, two teams stand the chance to book a quota for the mixed doubles event at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026.

Curling World Mixed Doubles Qualifiers: Teams, Groups, Schedule
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Curling World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event 2024: Teams

Austria

  • Emma Muller
  • Martin Seiwald

Belgium

  • Annemiek Huiskamp
  • Pim van Vlaenderen

Brazil

  • Fabiana Cristina De Souza Campos
  • Feipe Augusto Ribeiro Pires

Chinese Taipei

  • Chou Amanda
  • Liu Brendon

England

  • Lina Opel
  • Michael Opel

Finland

  • Tiina Suuripaa
  • Markus Sipila

Greece

  • Alexandra Radounikli
  • Alexandros Arampatzis

Guyana

  • Farzana Hussain
  • Rayad Husain

Hong Kong China

  • Hung Ling-Yue
  • Chang Jason

Hungary

  • Linda Joo
  • Raul Karasz

India

  • Namini Chaudhari
  • P. N. Raju

Ireland

  • Ailsa Barron
  • John Wilson

Jamaica

  • Margot Shepherd-Spurgeon
  • Andrew Walker

Kyrgyzstan

  • Liza Gregori
  • Simon Langus

Latvia

  • Katrina Gaidule
  • Roberts Reinis Buncis

Lithuania

  • Akvile Rykove
  • Konstantin Rykov

Mexico

  • Danielle Serra
  • Diego Tompkins

New Zealand

  • Jessica Smith
  • Ben Smith

Philippines

  • Kathleen Dubberstein
  • Pedro Malvar

Poland

  • Adela Walczak
  • Andrzej Augustyniak

Portgual

  • Antonieta Martins Ethier
  • Vitor Santos

Puerto Rico

  • Rachel Conley
  • Jose Sepulveda

Romania

  • Valentina Crina Boboc
  • Allen Coliban

Saudi Arabia

  • Karrie Al-Aqel
  • Suleiman Al-Aqel

Slovakia

  • Silvia Sykorova
  • Marek Sykora

Slovenia

  • Liza Gregori
  • Simon Langus

Spain

  • Oihane Otaegi
  • Mikel Unanue

Turkiye

  • Dilsat Yildiz
  • Bilal Omer Cakir

Ukraine

  • Oleksandra Kononenko
  • Yaroslav Shchur

Curling World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event 2024: Groups

Group A

  • Belgium
  • Hong Kong, China
  • Hungary
  • Jamaica
  • Latvia
  • Romania
  • Slovakia

Group B

  • Austria
  • Ireland
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Mexico
  • Portugal
  • Turkiye

Group C

  • Brazil
  • England
  • Spain
  • Greece
  • Guyana
  • Slovenia
  • Chinese Taipei

Group D

  • Finland
  • India
  • Lithuania
  • New Zealand
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Puerto Rico
  • Ukraine

Curling World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event 2024: Schedule

Sunday, 1 December

Session 1 – 19:30

  • Sheet A: N/A
  • Sheet B: England v Slovenia
  • Sheet C: Puerto Rico v Lithuania
  • Sheet D: Poland v India
  • Sheet E: Philippines v Ukraine
  • Sheet F: Brazil v Greece

Monday, 2 December

Session 2 – 09:00

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  • Sheet A: Philippines v Poland
  • Sheet B: India v Finland
  • Sheet C: Greece v Spain
  • Sheet D: Puerto Rico v New Zealand
  • Sheet E: Guyana v Chinese Taipei
  • Sheet F: N/A

Session 3 – 12:30

  • Sheet A: Mexico v Portugal
  • Sheet B: Saudi Arabia v Ireland
  • Sheet C: Jamaica v Hong Kong China
  • Sheet D: Hungary v Romania
  • Sheet E: Austria v Kyrgyzstan
  • Sheet F: Slovakia v Latvia

Session 4 – 16:00

  • Sheet A: Finland v Ukraine
  • Sheet B: Philippines v New Zealand
  • Sheet C: Lithuania v India
  • Sheet D: Brazil v Guyana
  • Sheet E: England v Spain
  • Sheet F: Chinese Taipei v Slovenia

Session 5 – 19:30

  • Sheet A: Belgium v Romania
  • Sheet B: Latvia v Jamaica
  • Sheet C: Turkiye v Mexico
  • Sheet D: Kyrgyzstan v Portugal
  • Sheet E: Hong Kong China v Slovakia
  • Sheet F: Saudi Arabia

Tuesday, 3 December

Session 6 – 09:00

  • Sheet A: New Zealand v Lithuania
  • Sheet B: Ukraine v Puerto Rico
  • Sheet C: Finland v Poland
  • Sheet D: Guyana v England
  • Sheet E: Slovenia v Greece
  • Sheet F: Spain v Brazil

Session 7 – 12:30

  • Sheet A: Jamaica v Hungary
  • Sheet B: Slovakia v Belgium
  • Sheet C: Portugal v Saudi Arabia
  • Sheet D: Ireland v Mexico
  • Sheet E: Romania v Latvia
  • Sheet F: Kyrgyzstan v Turkiye

Session 8 – 16:00

  • Sheet A: England v Brazil
  • Sheet B: Spain v Chinese Taipei
  • Sheet C: Guyana v Slovakia
  • Sheet D: India v Ukraine
  • Sheet E: New Zealand v Finland
  • Sheet F: Philippines v Lithuania

Session 9 – 19:30

  • Sheet A: Latvia v Hong Kong China
  • Sheet B: Mexico v Kyrgyzstan
  • Sheet C: Slovakia v Romania
  • Sheet D: Austria v Turkiye
  • Sheet E: Belgium v Hungary
  • Sheet F: Portugal v Ireland

Wednesday, 4 December

Session 10 – 09:00

  • Sheet A: Chinese Taipei v Greece
  • Sheet B: Slovakia v Brazil
  • Sheet C: India v Philippines
  • Sheet D: New Zealand v Poland
  • Sheet E: Ukraine v Lithuania
  • Sheet F: Finland v Puerto Rico

Session 11 – 12:30

  • Sheet A: Austria v Mexico
  • Sheet B: Turkiye v Saudi Arabia
  • Sheet C: Belgium v Jamaica
  • Sheet D: Romania v Hong Kong China
  • Sheet E: Kyrgyzstan v Ireland
  • Sheet F: Hungary v Slovakia

Session 12 – 16:00

  • Sheet A: Spain v Guyana
  • Sheet B: N/A
  • Sheet C: Chinese Taipei v England
  • Sheet D: Finland v Philippines
  • Sheet E: Poland v Puerto Rico
  • Sheet F: New Zealand v India

Session 13 – 19:30

  • Sheet A: N/A
  • Sheet B: Hong Kong China v Hungary
  • Sheet C: Ireland v Austria
  • Sheet D: Latvia v Belgium
  • Sheet E: Turkiye v Portugal
  • Sheet F: Romania v Jamaica

Thursday, 5 December

Session 14 – 09:00

  • Sheet A: Puerto Rico v Philippines
  • Sheet B: Lithuania v Poland
  • Sheet C: Ukraine v New Zealand
  • Sheet D: Slovenia v Spain
  • Sheet E: Mexico v Saudi Arabia
  • Sheet F: Greece v England

Session 15 – 12:30

  • Sheet A: Ireland v Turkiye
  • Sheet B: Portugal v Austria
  • Sheet C: Hungary v Latvia
  • Sheet D: Jamaica v Slovakia
  • Sheet E: N/A
  • Sheet F: Hong Kong China v Belgium

Session 16 – 16:00

  • Sheet A: Saudi Arabia v Kyrgyzstan
  • Sheet B: Greece v Guyana
  • Sheet C: Brazil v Chinese Taipei
  • Sheet D: Lithuania v Finland
  • Sheet E: Puerto Rico v India
  • Sheet F: Poland v Ukraine

Friday, 6 December

Play-offs 1-4 – 10:00

Play-offs 5-8 – 15:00

Saturday, 7 December

Play-offs 9 & 10 – 10:00

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