Rhyme/Smith Reaches USA Curling Mixed Doubles National Championship Quarters

Kim Rhyme/Jason Smith (Minneapolis, MN) qualified for the USA Curling Mixed Doubles National Championship playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 7-6 against Rebecca Hamilton/Matt Hamilton (McFarland, WI). of the USA Curling Mixed Doubles National Championship in Traverse City, Michigan, United States;

Rhyme/Smith finished 5-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Rhyme/Smith defeated Cora Farrell/Coleman Thurston (Chaska, MN) 9-6, then won 8-4 against Kirstin Nickel/Gabriel Nickel (Hudson, WI) and 8-6 against Becca Wood/Tony Kot (Denver, CO). Rhyme/Smith went on to lose 6-3 against Clare Moores/Lance Wheeler (Denver, CO). Rhyme/Smith responded with a 12-3 win over Emily Schweitzer/Blake Hagberg (Minneapolis, MN). Rhyme/Smith won 5-4 against Vicky Persinger/Daniel Casper (Fairbanks, AK). Rhyme/Smith went on to lose 6-2 against Cory Thiesse/Korey Dropkin (Duluth, MN) in their final qualifying round match.

Rhyme/Smith earned 13.500 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the USA Curling Mixed Doubles National Championship, dropping 13 spots on the World Ranking Standings into 820th place overall with 23.125 total points. Rhyme/Smith ranks 83rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 23.125 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	10	3	0	0.769	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
2024	91	95	61	10.44	6.70	3.74	5.49	4.51	1.90	1.49	0.00

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	45	67	11	0	4-0	5-0	8-1	1.49	0.24	0.38	0.22

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	46	28	50	0	1-1	3-5	4-6	0.61	1.09	0.61	0.33

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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