The 2020 edition was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the 2021 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship is back and bigger than ever.
Canada's national curling championship begins on Thursday, with 35 teams hitting the sheets in Calgary, Alta. Normally scheduled to take place with 32 pairings, Curling Canada opted to expand. The 35 teams will represent provinces and territories (14), teams from the March 15, 2019 to March 15, 2020 Canadian Mixed Doubles Rankings (14) and teams that had previously committed to playing together but were unable to compete this year because of COVID-19 (seven).
Teams in 2021 include Nancy Martin, who has played in every mixed doubles tournament, and defending champs Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant. Also competing will be Kerri Einarson, who just skipped her team to back-to-back Scotties titles, and Brendan Bottcher, who is just days removed from his first Brier championship in his fourth straight final. Einarson will be teaming with the Brier's 2021 Team Canada skip Brad Gushue while Bottcher is paired up with his fiancee, Bobbie Sauder.
Here's everything you need to know for the 2021 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.
When is the 2021 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship?
This year's tournament begins Thursday, March 18, with the final scheduled to take place Thursday, March 25 at 9 p.m. ET.
Where is the 2021 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship?
Like the 2021 Scotties and Brier, teams will compete in a bubble in Calgary, Alta. The Markin MacPhail Centre at WinSport's Canada Olympic Park will serve as the host site.
Will fans be in attendance?
Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, fans will not be allowed to attend this year's tournament. The bubble setup in Calgary is similar to the ones the NHL (Edmonton and Toronto) and the 2021 IIHF World Juniors Championship (Edmonton) created.
What channel is the 2021 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship on?
The Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship will be broadcast on TSN and RDS2, with live streaming available via TSN.ca, the TSN app and ESPN3.
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What is the purse for the 2021 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship?
Total purse: $150,000
1st: $50,000
2nd: $30,000
3rd: $20,000
4th: $10,000
5th-8th: $6,500
9th-12th: $3,500
The winning team will also get a chance to represent Canada at the 2021 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship if it happens.
Who has previously won the Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship?
2013: Isabelle Neron, Robert Desjardins
2014: Kim Tuck, Wayne Tuck, Jr.
2015: Kalynn Park, Charley Thomas
2016: Jocelyn Peterman, Brett Gallant
2017: Joanne Courtney, Reid Carruthers
2018: Laura Crocker, Kirk Muyres
2019: Jocelyn Peterman, Brett Gallant
2020: None
2021 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship pool standings
Split into five pools of seven, 35 teams will compete in six games in their respective pools.
The top 12 teams advance to the playoff bracket with the top four seeds getting a bye. The remaining eight teams will square off in single-elimination draws with the four teams left standing playing in the Qualifying Round against one of the teams who received a bye.
The four teams who advance will play in the Page Playoff. They will play one Page Seeding draw with the winners playing against each other (Page 1 vs. Page 2) and the losers going head-to-head (Page 3 vs. Page 4). The winner of Page 1 vs. Page 2 will automatically advance to the final and await the winner between the team they just beat and the winner of Page 3 vs. Page 4.
Pool A
| Team | Games | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| (2) Jocelyn Peterman/Brett Gallant | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| (7) Kadriana Sahaidak/Colton Lott | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| y-Brittany Tran/Aaron Sluchinski (AB) | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Clancy Grandy/Patrick Janssen | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Joanne Courtney/Darren Moulding* | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Melissa Adams/Alex Robichaud (NB) | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Angela Dale/Peter Van Strien (NU) | 6 | 0 | 6 |
*Due to Moulding's back issues, the team has withdrawn. Moulding is now focused on recovery as he is a member of Canada's men's team (Team Bottcher) that is scheduled to compete at the world championship beginning April 2.
Pool B
| Team | Games | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| (3) Jennifer Jones/Brent Laing | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| (6) Kerri Einarson/Brad Gushue | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Laurie St-Georges/Félix Asselin (QC) | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Émilie Desjardins/Robert Desjardins | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Lauren Wasylkiw/Shane Konings (ON) | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Kim Tuck/Wayne Tuck | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Bayly Scoffin/Wade Scoffin (YT) | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Pool C
| Team | Games | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Laura Walker/Kirk Muyres | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Nancy Martin/Tyrel Griffith | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Selena Njegovan/Reid Carruthers | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Briane Meilleur/Mark Nichols | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Chaelynn Kitz/Kyler Kleibrink | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Lauren MacFayden/Alex MacFayden (PE) | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Stephanie Jackson-Baier/Corey Chester (BC) | 6 | 1 | 5 |
Pool D
| Team | Games | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| (5) Emma Miskew/Ryan Fry | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| (8) Val Sweeting/Marc Kennedy | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| (12) Shannon Birchard/Catlin Schneider | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Krysten Karwacki/Derek Samagalski (MB) | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Karlee Jones/Bryce Everist (NS) | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Bobbie Sauder/Brendan Bottcher | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Elizabeth King/Landon King (NT) | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Pool E
| Team | Games | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| (4) Danielle Schmiemann/John Morris | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| (9) Lisa Weagle/John Epping | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| (10) Mackenzie Mitchell/Greg Smith (NL) | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Ashley Quick/Mike Armstrong (SK) | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Oye-Sem Won/Trevor Bonot (NO) | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Dezaray Hawes/Tyler Tardi | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Kaitlyn Lawes/Connor Lawes | 6 | 1 | 5 |
2021 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship pool schedule, results
Draw 1 (March 18, 10:30 a.m. ET)
Sheet A (Pool A)
Sahaidak/Lott — 8
Grandy/Janssen — 2
Sheet B (Pool A)
Courtney/Moulding — 7
Peterman/Gallant — 6
Sheet C (Pool B)
Desjardins/Desjardins — 3
Jones/Laing — 8
Sheet D (Pool B)
Scoffin/Scoffin (YT) — 1
Einarson/Gushue — 9
Draw 2 (March 18, 1:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A (Pool C)
Meilleur/Nichols — 4
Njegovan/Carruthers — 11
Sheet B (Pool C)
MacFayden/MacFayden (PE) — 6
Martin/Griffith — 10
Sheet C (Pool D)
Miskew/Fry — 2
Birchard/Schneider — 7
Sheet D (Pool D)
Sweeting/Kennedy — 10
Sauder/Bottcher — 3
Draw 3 (March 18, 4:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
None
Sheet B (Pool E)
Hawes/Tardi — 4
Weagle/Epping — 7
Sheet C (Pool E)
Schmiemann/Morris — 8
Mitchell/Smith (NL) — 10
Sheet D (Pool E)
Won/Bonot (NO) — 9
Lawes/Lawes — 2
Draw 4 (March 18, 7:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A (Pool A)
Courtney/Moulding — 11
Dale/Van Strien (NU) — 1
Sheet B (Pool A)
Tran/Sluchinski (AB) — 7
Adams/Robichaud (NB) — 3
Sheet C (Pool B)
Wasylkiw/Konings (ON) — 6
St-Georges/Asselin (QC) — 8
Sheet D (Pool B)
Desjardins/Desjardins — 5
Tuck/Tuck — 4
Draw 5 (March 18, 10:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A (Pool C)
MacFayden/MacFayden (PE) — 3
Walker/Muyres — 6
Sheet B (Pool C)
Jackson-Baier/Chester (BC) — 3
Kitz/Kleibrink — 7
Sheet C (Pool D)
Jones/Everist (NS) — 9
King/King (NT) — 4
Sheet D (Pool D)
Miskew/Fry — 10
Karwacki/Samagalski (MB) — 8
Draw 6 (March 19, 10:30 a.m. ET)
Sheet A (Pool E)
Weagle/Epping — 10
Quick/Armstrong (SK) — 3
Sheet B (Pool D)
Birchard/Schneider — 8
Sauder/Bottcher — 2
Sheet C
None
Sheet D (Pool E)
Mitchell/Smith (NL) — 6
Hawes/Tardi — 7
Draw 7 (March 19, 1:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A (Pool B)
Jones/Laing — 10
Einarson/Gushue — 4
Sheet B (Pool B)
Wasylkiw/Konings (ON) — 6
Scoffin/Scoffin (YT) — 4
Sheet C (Pool A)
Peterman/Gallant — 7
Grandy/Janssen — 6
Sheet D (Pool C)
Martin/Griffith — 7
Njegovan/Carruthers — 5
Draw 8 (March 19, 4:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A (Pool B)
Desjardins/Desjardins — 6
St-Georges/Asselin (QC) — 7
Sheet B (Pool E)
Schmiemann/Morris — 5
Lawes/Lawes — 5 (F/9)
Sheet C (Pool A)
Tran/Sluchinski (AB) — 5
Sahaidak/Lott — 8
Sheet D (Pool A)
Courtney/Moulding — 6
Adams/Robichaud (NB) — 3
Draw 9 (March 19, 7:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A (Pool D)
Miskew/Fry — 11
King/King (NT) — 1
Sheet B (Pool D)
Jones/Everist (NS) — 6
Sweeting/Kennedy — 7
Sheet C (Pool C)
Jackson-Baier/Chester (BC) — 5
Meilleur/Nichols — 6
Sheet D (Pool C)
MacFayden/MacFayden (PE) — 2
Kitz/Kleibrink — 8
Draw 10 (March 19, 10:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A (Pool B)
Scoffin/Scoffin (YT) — 2
Jones/Laing — 13
Sheet B (Pool A)
Grandy/Janssen — 11
Dale/Van Strien (NU) — 2
Sheet C (Pool B)
Einarson/Gushue — 8
Tuck/Tuck — 2
Sheet D
None
Draw 11 (March 20, 10:30 a.m. ET)
Sheet A (Pool E)
Schmiemann/Morris — 8
Won/Bonot (NO) — 3
Sheet B (Pool E)
Mitchell/Smith (NL) — 8
Quick/Armstrong (SK) — 3
Sheet C (Pool E)
Lawes/Lawes — 7
Hawes/Tardi — 8
Sheet D (Pool A)
Sahaidak/Lott — 3
Peterman/Gallant — 7
Draw 12 (March 20, 1:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A (Pool D)
Sweeting/Kennedy — 7 (F/9)
Birchard/Schneider — 6
Sheet B (Pool C)
Njegovan/Carruthers — 7
Walker/Muyres — 9
Sheet C (Pool D)
Sauder/Bottcher — 5
Karwacki/Samagalski (MB) — 6
Sheet D (Pool C)
Meilleur/Nichols — 6
Martin/Griffith — 9
Draw 13 (March 20, 4:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A (Pool B)
Einarson/Gushue — 7
Wasylkiw/Konings (ON) — 5
Sheet B (Pool B)
St-Georges/Asselin (QC) — 8
Tuck/Tuck — 5
Sheet C (Pool A)
Adams/Robichaud (NB) — 12
Dale/Van Strien (NU) — 2
Sheet D (Pool A)
Grandy/Janssen — 6
Tran/Sluchinski (AB) — 8
Draw 14 (March 20, 7:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
None
Sheet B (Pool E)
Weagle/Epping — 5
Schmiemann/Morris — 7
Sheet C (Pool E)
Mitchell/Smith (NL) — 8
Won/Bonot (NO) — 7
Sheet D (Pool E)
Hawes/Tardi — 7
Quick/Armstrong (SK) — 11
Draw 15 (March 20, 10:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A (Pool D)
Sauder/Bottcher — 5
Jones/Everist (NS) — 6
Sheet B (Pool D)
King/King (NT) — 5
Karwacki/Samagalski (MB) — 15
Sheet C (Pool C)
Kitz/Kleibrink — 4
Walker/Muyres — 11
Sheet D (Pool C)
Njegovan/Carruthers — 7
Jackson-Baier/Chester (BC) — 2
Draw 16 (March 21, 10:30 a.m. ET)
Sheet A (Pool A)
Dale/Van Strien (NU) — 1
Tran/Sluchinski (AB) — 14
Sheet B (Pool A)
Sahaidak/Lott
Courtney/Moulding
Due to back spasms, Darren Moulding was unable to play this draw and his team had to default. Sahaidak/Lott were awarded the win.
Sheet C (Pool B)
Scoffin/Scoffin (YT) — 2
Desjardins/Desjardins — 9
Sheet D (Pool B)
Jones/Laing — 7
St-Georges/Asselin (QC) — 3
Draw 17 (March 21, 1:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A (Pool C)
Martin/Griffith — 9
Kitz/Kleibrink — 2
Sheet B (Pool C)
Meilleur/Nichols — 8
MacFayden/MacFayden (PE) — 4
Sheet C (Pool D)
Sweeting/Kennedy — 7
Miskew/Fry — 9
Sheet D (Pool D)
Birchard/Schneider — 12
King/King (NT) — 1
Draw 18 (March 21, 4:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A (Pool E)
Won/Bonot (NO) — 6
Hawes/Tardi — 5
Sheet B (Pool B)
Einarson/Gushue — 7
Desjardins/Desjardins — 3
Sheet C (Pool E)
Quick/Armstrong (SK) — 7
Lawes/Lawes — 8 (F/9)
Sheet D (Pool E)
Weagle/Epping — 6
Mitchell/Smith (NL) — 4
Draw 19 (March 21, 7:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A (Pool A)
Peterman/Gallant — 11
Adams/Robichaud (NB) — 3
Sheet B
None
Sheet C (Pool A)
Grandy/Janssen — 1
Courtney/Moulding — 0
Due to Darren Moulding's back issues, his team has withdrawn from the tournament.
Sheet D (Pool B)
Tuck/Tuck — 5
Wasylkiw/Konings (ON) — 7
Draw 20 (March 21, 10:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A (Pool C)
Walker/Muyres — 8
Jackson-Baier/Chester (BC) — 3
Sheet B (Pool D)
Sauder/Bottcher— 2
Miskew/Fry — 6
Sheet C (Pool C)
Njegovan/Carruthers — 7
MacFayden/MacFayden (PE) — 1
Sheet D (Pool D)
Karwacki/Samagalski (MB) — 9
Jones/Everist (NS) — 3
Draw 21 (March 22, 10:30 a.m. ET)
Sheet A (Pool B)
Tuck/Tuck — 7
Scoffin/Scoffin (YT) — 6
Sheet B (Pool A)
Peterman/Gallant — 8
Tran/Sluchinski (AB) — 7
Sheet C (Pool B)
Jones/Laing — 7
Wasylkiw/Konings (ON) — 4
Sheet D (Pool A)
Dale/Van Strien (NU) — 1
Sahaidak/Lott — 11
Draw 22 (March 22, 1:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A (Pool E)
Lawes/Lawes — 5
Mitchell/Smith (NL) — 8
Sheet B
None
Sheet C (Pool E)
Won/Bonot (NO) — 4
Weagle/Epping — 9
Sheet D (Pool C)
Walker/Muyres — 7
Meilleur/Nichols — 4
Draw 23 (March 22, 4:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A (Pool D)
Karwacki/Samagalski (MB) — 3
Sweeting/Kennedy — 7
Sheet B (Pool C)
Martin/Griffith — 5
Jackson-Baier/Chester (BC) — 8
Sheet C (Pool D)
Birchard/Schneider — 5
Jones/Everist (NS) — 9
Sheet D (Pool E)
Quick/Armstrong (SK) — 4
Schmiemann/Morris — 7
Draw 24 (March 22, 7:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A (Pool B)
Wasylkiw/Konings (ON) — 2
Desjardins/Desjardins — 10
Sheet B (Pool A)
Adams/Robichaud (NB) — 3
Grandy/Janssen — 8
Sheet C (Pool B)
St-Georges/Asselin (QC — 6
Einarson/Gushue — 7 (F/9)
Sheet D (Pool A)
Tran/Sluchinski (AB) — 1
Courtney/Moulding — 0
Draw 25 (March 22, 10:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A (Pool D)
Jones/Everist (NS) — 6
Miskew/Fry — 9
Sheet B (Pool C)
Kitz/Kleibrink — 3
Njegovan/Carruthers — 6
Sheet C (Pool D)
King/King (NT) — 1
Sauder/Bottcher — 11
Sheet D (Pool C)
Jackson-Baier/Chester (BC) — 6
MacFayden/MacFayden (PE) — 7
Draw 26 (March 23, 10:30 a.m. ET)
Sheet A
None
Sheet B (Pool E)
Quick/Armstrong (SK) — 6
Won/Bonot (NO) — 1
Sheet C (Pool E)
Hawes/Tardi — 7
Schmiemann/Morris — 8
Sheet D (Pool E)
Lawes/Lawes — 5
Weagle/Epping — 7
Draw 27 (March 23, 1:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A (Pool A)
Adams/Robichaud (NB) — 2
Sahaidak/Lott — 7
Sheet B (Pool B)
Tuck/Tuck — 9 (F/9)
Jones/Laing — 8
Sheet C (Pool A)
Dale/Van Strien (NU) — 1
Peterman/Gallant — 11
Sheet D (Pool B)
St-Georges/Asselin (QC) — 9
Scoffin/Scoffin (YT) — 2
Draw 28 (March 23, 4:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A (Pool C)
Kitz/Kleibrink — 7
Meilleur/Nichols — 8
Sheet B (Pool D)
Karwacki/Samagalski (MB) — 6
Birchard/Schneider — 8
Sheet C (Pool C)
Walker/Muyres — 7
Martin/Griffith — 6
Sheet D (Pool D)
King/King (NT) — 1
Sweeting/Kennedy — 12
2021 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship playoffs, schedule results
Round of 16 (March 23, 8:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
(5)Miskew/Fry — 6
(12) Birchard/Schneider — 10
Sheet B
(6) Einarson/Gushue —9
(11) Tran/Sluchinski — 8
Sheet C
(7) Sahaidak/Lott — 8
(10) Mitchell/Smith — 3
Sheet D
(8) Sweeting/Kennedy — 5
(9) Weagle/Epping — 7
Qualifying Round (March 24, 12:30 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
(2) Peterman/Gallant — 7
(7) Sahaidak/Lott — 8 (F/9)
Sheet B
(1) Walker/Muyres — 3
(9) Weagle/Epping — 9
Sheet C
(3) Jones/Laing — 2
(6) Einarson/Gushue — 11
Sheet D
(4) Schmiemann/Morris — 8
(12) Birchard/Schneider — 7
2021 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship page playoffs schedule, results
Page seedings (March 24, 4:30 p.m. ET)
Sahaidak/Lott — 8
Einarson/Gushue — 5
Walker/Muyres — 5
Schmiemann/Morris — 6
Page Games (March 24, 8:30 p.m. ET)
Einarson/Gushue — 8
Walker/Muyres — 6
Schmiemann/Morris — 6
Sahaidak/Lott — 7
Semifinal (March 25, 4 p.m. ET)
Schmiemann/Morris — 6
Einarson/Gushue — 7
Final (March 25, 9 p.m. ET)
Sahaidak/Lott — 6
Einarson/Gushue — 9