Laura Neil/Scott McDonald (St. Thomas, ON) lost
8-4 to
Laurie St-Georges/Felix Asselin (Montreal, QC) in the Final of the St. Thomas Mixed Doubles Classic, held December 16 - 18, 2022 at the St. Thomas Curling Club in St. Thomas, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Neil/McDonald won
7-4 over
Sarah Bailey/Dylan Sipura (St. Catharines, ON) in the semifinals of the 2022 St. Thomas Mixed Doubles Classic in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada; and won
8-6 over
Mackenzie Kiemele/Graham Singer (Toronto, ON) in the quarterfinals. of the 2022 St. Thomas Mixed Doubles Classic in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada;
Neil/McDonald finished 4-1 in the 22-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Neil/McDonald defeated
Gina Kim/Tim Luu (Toronto, ON) 8-1, then won
11-1 against
Harley Rohrbacher/Vincent Scebbi (Cleveland, OH) and
6-2 against
Grace Lloyd/Landan Rooney (Mississauga, ON). Neil/McDonald went on to lose
8-2 against
Lyndsey Wilson/Scott Dow (Palmerston , ON). Neil/McDonald responded with a
8-6 win over
Katie Cottrill/Shawn Cottrill (Belgrave, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the St. Thomas Mixed Doubles Classic, Neil/McDonald take home
16.500 world rankings points along with the $1,200CDN prize, dropping 175 spots on the
World Ranking Standings into 723rd place overall with
26.300 total points. Neil/McDonald ranks 77th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
16.500 points earned so far this season.
