Trailing 6-0 after 5 ends, Rachel O’Connor and Ryan Abraham come back to win PEI Mixed Doubles ch’ship
After five ends of play at the Crapaud Community Curling Club it was looking like the PEI Mixed Doubles Curling Championship finals would be going to a second game, with the Rachel O’Connor and Ryan Abraham duo from the Cornwall Curling Club trailing the Jamie Newson and Miranda Ellis team from the Silver Fox in Summerside by a 6-0 score, with Newson/Ellis stealing a deuce in the third end and single points in the other four. The remaining three ends were a different story though, with O’Connor/Abraham taking a triple in end six, stealing a single in seven, and stealing a triple in the final end for a 7-6 win and a trip to the 2019 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, March 19-24 at the Willie O’Ree Place in Fredericton NB.
Championship team: Rachel O’Connor (left) and Ryan Abraham
Finalist team: Miranda Ellis (left) and Jamie Newson
The O’Connor/Abraham duo advanced to the Monday championship round by winning the “A” and “C” qualifiers of the modified triple knockout draw, with Newson/Ellis taking the “B”. Double section winners O’Connor and Abraham would have taken the championship with a win in either the 12:45 or the 4 pm game, and did it on the first try, while Newson and Ellis would have had to win both.
In the Monday morning “C” Qualifier game, the Cornwall pair eliminated the defending champion Lauren Ferguson and Calvin Smith twosome from Cornwall and the host club with a 10-3 win, taking a triple in end three, and stealing deuces in end six and seven to put the game out of reach.
O’Connor and Abraham finished the event with an 8-1 win-loss record, losing only to the Ferguson/Smith duo, while Newson and Ellis had four wins and three losses. Fifteen teams, up from eight last year, took part in this event for the relatively new doubles version of curling, which became an Olympic sport with its inclusion in the 2018 Winter Games in Korea.
“C” Qualifier game set at PEI Mixed Doubles after exciting come-from-behind semi-finals
O’Connor and Abraham duo have a bye to the final game
It will be the defending champion Lauren Ferguson and Calvin Smith rink from the Cornwall and Crapaud Community curling clubs taking on the Rachel O’Connor and Ryan Abraham duo from Cornwall in the last of the three section finals in the modified triple knockout draw, on Monday at 9:30 am on the final day of the PEI Mixed Doubles Championship at the Crapaud Community Curling Club, with the winner advancing to the championship round at 12:45 and, if necessary, 4 pm.
Rachel O’Connor (left) and Ryan Abraham
In the Sunday afternoon “C” semi-finals, the O’Connor/Abraham team, trailing 5-2 after six ends, took two points in the 7th end and stole a single for a 6-5 come-from-behind win, while the Ferguson/Smith team, down 6-4 after five ends in their game against Melissa Morrow and Kenny Stewart from the Silver Fox and Crapaud Community clubs, scored a triple in the sixth to take the lead. The teams exchanged singles in seven and eight with a final score of 8-7 for the defending champs.
Lauren Ferguson and Calvin Smith (file photo)
If O’Connor/Abraham, who won the “A” Qualifier, also win the “C”, they, as double section winners, will play in both championship games and have a “double life” in the championship round, winning the event if they take either game, while their opponent, who would be Jamie Newson and Miranda Ellis from the Silver Fox in Summerside, who won the “B” Qualifier, would have to win both sections.
If Ferguson/Smith were to win the “C” Qualifier, there would be three different section winners. The rules state that the team that played in the most section finals would have a bye to the second game. Since all three teams would have played in two section finals, the rules also state that if teams are tied in qualifier games played, the team that qualified first, which would be O’Connor/Abraham, who won the “A” section, would get the bye to the second game.
So, regardless of who wins the “C” Qualifier, O’Connor/Abraham will be in the final, and have either one or two chances to win the championship.
This year’s winning team will advance to the 2019 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, March 19-24 at the Willie O’Ree Place in Fredericton NB.
Newson/Ellis duo take “B” Qualifier at PEI Mixed Doubles Ch’ship
Four teams out of the 15 entered remain in play going into the 4 pm Sunday draw at the PEI Mixed Doubles Curling Championship at the Crapaud Community Curling Club. The Jamie Newson and Miranda Ellis team from the Silver Fox in Summerside took the second of three spots in the Monday championship round this afternoon, edging the defending champion Lauren Ferguson and Calvin Smith duo from Cornwall and the host club by a 7-6 score, aided by a four-point second end, in this afternoon’s “B” qualifier game.
“B” Qualifier game winners Miranda Ellis (left) and Jamie Newson
In the other games, “A” section winners Rachel O’Connor and Ryan Abraham recorded three four-enders in a 14-6 victory over Jenny McLean and Edward White from the Fox, who scored five of their six points in the sixth end, while the other game saw Melissa Morrow and Kenny Stewart from the Silver Fox and the host club edge the Aleya Quilty and Tyler MacKenzie twosome from the Charlottetown Curling Complex 5-4 in a closely fought, low-scoring battle.
Coming up at 4 pm, Newson/Ellis play O’Connor/Abraham while Ferguson/Smith face Morrow/Stewart in the “C” semi-finals. The winners move on to the “C” qualifier match Monday at 9:30 am.
Kenny Stewart (left) and Melissa Morrow
If either “A” Pool winners O’Connor/Abraham or “B” pool victors Newson/Ellis win the “C” qualifier, they will play in both of the championship games, on Monday at 12:45 and, if necessary 4 pm, and win the championship if they take either game, while their opponent would have to win both games to be declared champion. If another team wins the “C” final, the team that played in the most section qualifiers will earn a bye to the second game.
This year’s Mixed Doubles winning team will advance to the 2019 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, March 19-24 at the Willie O’Ree Place in Fredericton NB.
O’Connor/Abraham duo win PEI Mixed Doubles A qualifier, B semis go at 9:30 am Sunday
The duo of Rachel O’Connor and Ryan Abraham from the Cornwall Curling Club have advanced to the Monday championship round at the PEI Mixed Doubles Championship at the Crapaud Community Curling Club after winning the A Section Qualifier Game of the modified triple knockout round by a 9-8 score over the team of Jamie Newson and Miranda Ellis from the Silver Fox curling club in Summerside on Saturday afternoon.
Photo: Rachel O’Connor (left) and Ryan Abraham
The O’Connor/Abraham team didn’t score often in the game, winning only two ends, but when they did, they scored big, picking up five points with hammer in the opening end, and four points in the fourth, building up a big 9-3 lead at the break. The scoring in the second half was all Newson and Ellis, who followed up a deuce with three single steals to come within a point of the winners.
Photo: Miranda Ellis calls a timeout in the final end, as Jamie Newson looks for a path into the rings
The “B” semi-finals go Sunday morning at 9:30, and will see O’Connor and Abraham face the defending champion Lauren Ferguson and Calvin Smith rink from the Cornwall and Crapaud Community clubs, while Ellis and Newson play Charlottetown’s Aleya Quilty and Tyler MacKenzie. Ferguson/Smith advanced with an 11-5 win over the Colin MacKenzie and Alexis Burris team from Cornwall, kicking off the game with a five-ender, while Quilty and Tyler MacKenzie beat Summerside’s Jenny McLean and Edward White 8-5. The “B” Final follows at 12:45.
MacKenzie/Burris and McLean White are still alive in the competition, down in the “C” event, and will face Melissa Morrow/Kenny Stewart from the Silver Fox and Crapaud clubs and Lindsay Moore/Steven Thomson from the host club, respectively. at 9:30 am Sunday, with the losers going home. The “C” final is scheduled for 9:30 am Monday.
This year’s Mixed Doubles winning team will advance to the 2019 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, March 19-24 at the Willie O’Ree Place in Fredericton NB.
Photo Gallery
Here is a gallery of photos from draw 8 of the PEI Mixed Doubles Curling Championship this afternoon at the Crapaud Community Curling Club. Click An a photo to enlarge, and use arrows to go ahead and back.
Four rinks out of 15 remain undefeated going into the second day of play at the PEI Mixed Doubles Curling championship at the Crapaud Community Curling Club. These teams will square off in the “A” semi-finals of the modified triple knockout draw, at 12:15 this afternoon, with Jamie Newson and Miranda Ellis from the Silver Fox in Summerside taking on the Colin MacKenzie/Alexis Burris team from Cornwall, who are members of the Canada Games teams that will be representing PEI in Red Deer Alberta later this month. Burris has recently returned from playing in the Canadian Juniors. The other semi sees the Jenny McLean/Edward White duo from the Silver Fox facing the Rachel O’Connor/Ryan Abraham rink from Cornwall. Abraham recently competed on the Tyler Smith team at the Canadian Juniors. The winners of the “A” semis will face off in the “A” Qualifier game at 3 pm, with the winning pair earning a spot in the Monday championship round.
Four teams, all with one loss, see action in the “B” section at 12:15 this afternoon, with Lindsay Moore and StevenThomson from the host club taking on defending PEI Mixed Doubles champs Lauren Ferguson and Calvin Smith from Cornwall and Crapaud, and Jane DiCarlo and Kyle Holland from Charlottetown facing Aleya Quilty and Tyler MacKenzie from Charlottetown. The winners advance to the “B” semi-finals at 6 pm.
Seven rinks out of the 15 team field have two losses in the modified triple knockout draw, with six of them squaring off in a “must win” draw at 9:30 this morning, and the seventh playing at 3 pm.
This year’s winning team will advance to the 2019 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, March 19-24 at the Willie O’Ree Place in Fredericton NB.
Fifteen teams to compete in Crapaud for 2019 PEI Mixed Doubles title
Fifteen teams, up from eight last year, and including both last year’s championship duo of Calvin Smith and Lauren Ferguson, and last year’s finalists, the Sydney Howatt and Nick Johnston team, are set to compete in the 2019 Curl PEI Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, February 1-4 at the Crapaud Community Curling Club.
This year’s winning team will advance to the 2019 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, March 19-24 at the Willie O’Ree Place in Fredericton NB.
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Draw Tree
Modified Triple Knockout Format.
Draw tree will not be updated during event. Refer to Live Scoring for draw progression.
Scenarios for Games A and B
1. One team wins all three qualifiers: Championship Round is not required.
2. One team wins two qualifiers. They play in both X and Z (and win the event if they win either game), the other winner plays in Y (and has to win both games).
3. Three separate winners: the team that played in the most qualifying games* plays in Z and the other winners play off in X and Y. If there is a tie in number of qualifying games played, then the team that qualified earliest goes to Z and the other two teams play off in X and Y.
*Qualifying games have draw number in yellow on the schedule
Schedule
| Date | Time | Draw | Ice 1 | Ice 2 | Ice 3 | Ice 4 |
| Fri. Feb. 1 |
9 am | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 11:45 am | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||
| 2:30 pm | 3 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
| 5:15 pm | 4 | 13 | 12 | 14 | ||
| 8:15 pm | 5 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | |
| Sat. Feb. 2 |
9:30 am | 6 | 20 | 19 | 21 | |
| 12:15 pm | 7 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 25 | |
| 3 pm | 8 | 28 | 26 | 27 | ||
| 6 pm | 9 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | |
| Sun. Feb. 3 |
9:30 am | 10 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 34 |
| 12:45 pm | 11 | 38 | 37 | 39 | ||
| 4 pm | 12 | 41 | 40 | |||
| Mon. Feb. 4 |
9:30 am | 13 | 42 | |||
| 12:45 pm | 14 | A | ||||
| 4 pm | 15 | B |
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