Neil/McDonald Reaches 2023 Ilderton Mixed Doubles Spiel Semifinals

Laura Neil/Scott McDonald (St. Thomas, ON) run at the 2023 Ilderton Mixed Doubles Spiel came to an end in the semifinals with a 7-6 loss to Ziqi Dong/Xiu Yue Ma (Beijing, CHN). of the 2023 Ilderton Mixed Doubles Spiel in Ilderton, Ontario, Canada; Neil/McDonald advanced through the quarterfinals with a 5-2 win over Lauren Wasylkiw/Shane Konings (Stouffville, ON). of the 2023 Ilderton Mixed Doubles Spiel in Ilderton, Ontario, Canada;

Neil/McDonald finished 3-0 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Neil/McDonald defeated Gina Kim/Tim Luu (Toronto, ON) 5-4, then won 8-4 against Yu Han/Qiang Zou (Beijing, CHN) and 12-1 against Joanne Gill/Ron Gill (Parry Sound, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

Neil/McDonald earned 10.625 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Ilderton Mixed Doubles Spiel. Neil/McDonald gained -6.078 points improving upon their best 5 events, though dropped 2 spots on the World Ranking Standings into 70thplace overall with 24.314 total points. Neil/McDonald ranks 527th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	23	6	0	0.793	2-0	2-0	2-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	197	220	107	11.17	5.43	5.74	6.50	3.50	1.72	1.55	0.00

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	80	113	18	0	5-0	7-2	16-0	1.41	0.23	0.35	0.18

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	117	107	89	0	4-1	8-7	17-17	0.91	0.76	0.55	0.53

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

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