(by Allen Cameron, Postmedia News)
CALGARY — Canadian curlers are in the unusual position of playing catchup to the rest of the world in the rapidly growing discipline of mixed doubles.
Photo: Rebecca Jean MacDonald, Robert Campbell at the World Mixed Doubles in April 2011 (Credit: World Curling Federation)
But the Canadian Curling Association hopes to deal with that problem as early as this year by introducing a national mixed doubles championship, and making it an attractive option for the country’s top players.
It’s expected that the championship will be put on the table for discussion with member associations at the CCA’s annual national meetings in June, with a goal of introducing a championship in late August or early September to produce a Canadian entry for the 2013 world mixed doubles championship.