Jones/Laing Reaches 2021 Qualico Mixed Doubles Classic Semifinals

Jennifer Jones/Brent Laing (Barrie, ON) run at the 2021 Qualico Mixed Doubles Classic came to an end in the semifinals with a 8-2 loss to Rachel Homan/John Morris (Ottawa, ON). of the 2021 Qualico Mixed Doubles Classic in Banff, Alberta, Canada; Jones/Laing advanced through the quarterfinals with a 6-2 win over Lisa Weagle/John Epping (Toronto, ON). of the 2021 Qualico Mixed Doubles Classic in Banff, Alberta, Canada;

Jones/Laing finished 3-2 in the 36-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Jones/Laing lost 8-1 to Kira Brunton/Brett Lyon-Hatcher (Ottawa, ON), then responded with a 8-4 win over Chaelynn Kitz/Brayden Stewart (Saskatoon, SK). Jones/Laing won 8-2 against Tabitha Peterson/Joe Polo (Chaska, MN), then won 7-3 against Taylor McDonald/Geoff Walker (Edmonton, AB). Jones/Laing went on to lose 7-4 against Kadriana Lott/Colton Lott (Winnipeg Beach, MB) in their final qualifying round match.

Jones/Laing earned 29.898 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Qualico Mixed Doubles Classic, remaining in 778th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 94.986 total points. Jones/Laing ranks 20th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 29.898 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2022	8	8	0	0.500	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2022	114	92	85	8.07	7.46	0.61	5.18	4.74	1.56	1.57	0.09

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2022	55	52	31	1	0-0	6-3	7-4	0.95	0.56	0.24	0.38

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2022	59	40	54	0	0-1	5-1	4-16	0.68	0.92	0.45	0.44

Brendan Bottcher (photo: Stan Fong) is moving on from now former teammates Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert, announced Tuesday.

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