Yu Han/Qiang Zou (Beijing, CHN) lost
6-4 to
Ying Yang/Jiafeng Tian (Beijing, CHN) in the Final of the HARDLINE Sherbrooke Mixed Doubles, held November 17 - 19, 2023 at the Sherbooke Curling Club in Sherbrooke, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Han/Zou won
7-1 over
Lauren Cheal/Greg Cheal (Sherbrooke, QC) in the semifinals of the HARDLINE Sherbrooke Mixed Doubles in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada;
Han/Zou finished 3-0 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Han/Zou defeated
Aline Fellmann/Chris Kovalchuk (Montreal, QC) 9-6, then won
9-6 against
Ziqi Dong/Xiu Yue Ma (Beijing, CHN) and
6-3 against
Megan Smith/Doug Thomson (Newmarket, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the HARDLINE Sherbrooke Mixed Doubles, Han/Zou take home
11.000 world rankings points along with the $1,000CDN prize. Han/Zou move up 63 spots after posting a net gain of 22.5 points improving upon their best 5 results so far this season, ranking 63rd overall with
33.126 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Han/Zou ranks 20th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
33.126 points earned so far this season.
