Walker/Muyres Runner-Up at 2023 Mixed Doubles Super Series

Laura Walker/Kirk Muyres (Edmonton, AB) lost 7-6 to Kadriana Lott/Brayden Stewart (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Mixed Doubles Super Series - Winnipeg, held November 30 - December 3, 2023 at the Fort Rouge Curling Club in Winnipeg, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Walker/Muyres won 8-6 over Cathy Overton-Clapham/Korey Dropkin (Duluth, MN) in the semifinals of the 2023 Mixed Doubles Super Series - Winnipeg in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and won 7-5 over Aileen Geving/John Shuster (Duluth, MN) in the quarterfinals.

Walker/Muyres finished 5-0 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Walker/Muyres defeated Kerri Einarson/Kyle Einarson (Gimli, MB) 7-5, then won 9-3 against Mackenzie Arbuckle/Aaron Macdonell (Winnipeg, MB) and 9-0 against Kirstin Nickel/Gabriel Nickel (Hudson, WI). Walker/Muyres won 7-2 against Jaelyn Cotter/Jim Cotter (Vernon, BC), then won 8-6 against Tahli Gill/Dean Hewitt (Brisbane, AUS) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Mixed Doubles Super Series - Winnipeg, Walker/Muyres take home 19.250 world rankings points along with the $4,000CDN prize. Walker/Muyres move up 3 spots after posting a net gain of 18.75 points improving upon their best 5 results so far this season, ranking 1st overall with 176.564 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Walker/Muyres ranks 1st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 93.064 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	37	15	0	0.712	3-0	2-1	1-0	1-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	369	352	283	9.54	7.67	1.87	5.53	4.44	1.73	1.73	0.03

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	180	257	67	0	13-1	23-6	34-7	1.43	0.37	0.39	0.25

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	189	95	216	1	1-5	5-20	13-42	0.50	1.14	0.44	0.37

Matt Dunstone (Photo: Curling Canada) and his Winnipeg-based squad begin play at the CO-OP Tour Challenge in Nisku, Alta.

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