Heather Smith/Owen Purcell (Halifax, NS) lost
11-3 to
Mary Myketyn-Driscoll/Adam McEachren (Halifax, NS) in the Final of the John Ross & Sons Mixed Doubles Spiel, held October 27 - 29, 2023 at the Halifax Curling Club in Halifax, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Smith/Purcell won
9-4 over
Marie Christianson/Nick Mosher (Halifax, NS) in the semifinals of the 2023 John Ross & Sons Mixed Doubles Spiel in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; and won
7-4 over
Kristen MacDiarmid/Chris Jeffrey (Halifax, NS) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 John Ross & Sons Mixed Doubles Spiel in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada;
Smith/Purcell finished 2-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith/Purcell defeated
Colleen Jones/Brent MacDougall (Halifax, NS) 7-3, then won
9-8 against
Kristi Michaleski/Steven Michaleski (Winnipeg, MB). Smith/Purcell went on to lose
9-3 against
Marlee Powers/Luke Saunders (Halifax, NS) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the John Ross & Sons Mixed Doubles Spiel, Smith/Purcell take home
5.500 world rankings points along with the $800CDN prize, remaining in 862nd place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 5.313 after improving upon their best so far this season. Smith/Purcell ranks 85th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
5.313 points earned so far this season.
