Canada is getting more serious about mixed doubles curling. It’s a change that will likely push this version of the sport towards the front of your curling brain in the not too distant future. Maybe even give it a prominent place.
The Canadian Curling Association has announced a plan to crown national champions on a yearly basis, with those champs going on to represent this country at global events. A system of mixed doubles qualifying is being implemented for the first time, culminating with the national pairs’ championship being contested in Leduc, Alberta, next March.
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The formalizing of a mixed doubles championship event on an annual basis should bring the sport into a new era of acceptance in Canada. Currently, this form of the game is seen as a bit of a novelty act in this country, with it being taken more seriously in Europe and especially, it seems, Switzerland, which has won the World Mixed Doubles Curling championship 4 times in the 5 years it has been contested (the other championship was won by Russia in 2010).