Smith/Purcell Runner-Up at 2023 John Ross & Sons Mixed Doubles Spiel

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.

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

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

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