Koana/Aoki Reaches 2025 Mixed Doubles Super Series

Tori Koana/Go Aoki (Yamanasshi, JPN) qualified for the 2025 Mixed Doubles Super Series - Fredericton playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 6-5 against Martine Roenning/Mathias Braenden (Lillehammer, NOR).

Koana/Aoki finished 4-0 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Koana/Aoki defeated Jenny Perret/Martin Rios (Glarus, SUI) 6-5, then won 7-3 against Katie Vandenborre/Daniel Lister (Moncton, NB) and 9-1 against Olivia Wynter/Cameron Sallaj (Moncton, NB). Koana/Aoki won 8-0 against Kyeongae Kim/Jihoon Seong (Gangneung, KOR) in their final qualifying round match.

Koana/Aoki earned 15.000 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Mixed Doubles Super Series - Fredericton. For week 26 of the event schedule, Koana/Aoki did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 4th place on the World Ranking Standings with 140.676 total points. Koana/Aoki ranks 5th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 112.626 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

Manitoba's Jordan McDonald (Photo: Michael Burns, Curling Canada) defeated Alberta's Johnson Tao 5-2 in the U25 NextGen Classic in Edmonton, Alberta.

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