Powers/Saunders Reaches 2024 Mixed Doubles Players' Championship Quarters

Marlee Powers/Luke Saunders (Halifax, NS) qualified for the 2024 Mixed Doubles Players' Championship playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 6-3 against Marie Kaldvee/Harri Lill (Tallinn, EST). of the 2024 Mixed Doubles Players' Championship in Brantford, Ontario;

Powers/Saunders finished 3-1 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Powers/Saunders defeated Tahli Gill/Dean Hewitt (Brisbane, AUS) 6-4, then won 8-4 against Casandra Spruit/Geoff Spruit (Winchester, ON) and 8-7 against Nancy Martin/Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK). Powers/Saunders went on to lose 9-5 against Riley Sandham/Wayne Tuck (Guelph, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

Powers/Saunders earned 19.500 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Mixed Doubles Players' Championship. Powers/Saunders move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 3.75 points improving upon their best 6 results so far this season, ranking 41st overall with 38.750 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Powers/Saunders ranks 41st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 38.750 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	20	9	0	0.690	5-1	5-0	1-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	201	194	148	9.65	7.36	2.29	5.52	4.48	1.75	1.64	0.00

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	94	131	29	0	4-0	13-2	19-4	1.39	0.31	0.38	0.22

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	107	63	119	0	1-3	6-9	10-21	0.59	1.11	0.52	0.36

Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner (Photo: Stephen Fisher/World Curling) claim Italy's first World Mixed Doubles Championship crown.

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