Neil/McDonald Runner-Up at 2021 St. Thomas Mixed Doubles Classic

Games:	6
Record:	5W - 1L
PF/G:	9.32
PA/G:	7.50
Hammer Efficiency:	0.35
Steal Defense:	0.06
Force Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Efficiency:	0.41

Laura Neil/Scott McDonald (St. Thomas, ON) lost 8-2 to Clancy Grandy/Patrick Janssen (Pickering, ON) in the Final of the St. Thomas Mixed Doubles Classic, held November 12 - 14, 2021 at the St. Thomas Curling Club in St. Thomas, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Neil/McDonald won 9-3 over Lauren Wasylkiw/Shane Konings (Unionville, ON) in the semifinals of the 2021 St. Thomas Mixed Doubles Classic in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada; and won 8-7 over Joanne Tarvit/Brodie Tarvit (St Thomas, ON) in the quarterfinals. of the 2021 St. Thomas Mixed Doubles Classic in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada;

Neil/McDonald finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Neil/McDonald defeated Katie Cottrill/Shawn Cottrill (Wingham, ON) 6-4, then won 8-6 against Carrie Robertson/Alex Robertson (Stratford, ON) and 8-5 against Catherine Liscumb/Chris Liscumb (Ilderton, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the St. Thomas Mixed Doubles Classic, Neil/McDonald take home 18.535 world rankings points along with the $800CDN prize, remaining in 778th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 18.534 after improving upon their best so far this season. Neil/McDonald ranks 60th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 18.534 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

2025: Laura Neil
Laura Neil, Scott McDonald
St. Thomas, ON
2024: Megan Ford
Megan Ford, Daniel Krowchuk
Niagara Falls, ON
2023: Lisa Weagle
Lisa Weagle, John Epping
Toronto, ON
2022: Laurie St-Georges
Laurie St-Georges, Felix Asselin
Montreal, QC
2021: Clancy Grandy
Clancy Grandy, Patrick Janssen
Pickering, ON

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