Neil/McDonald Reaches 2024 Northern Credit Union Mixed Doubles Open Semifinals

Laura Neil/Scott McDonald (St. Thomas, ON) run at the 2024 Northern Credit Union Mixed Doubles Open came to an end in the semifinals with a 8-7 loss to Chiaki Matsumura/Yasumasa Tanida (Nagano/Hokkaido, JPN). of the 2024 Northern Credit Union Mixed Doubles Open in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; Neil/McDonald advanced through the quarterfinals with a 8-3 win over BriAnna Weldon/Sean Franey (Denver, CO). of the 2024 Northern Credit Union Mixed Doubles Open in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada;

Neil/McDonald finished 4-1 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Neil/McDonald defeated Jamie Smith/Wyatt Small (Waterloo, ON) 1-0, then won 11-2 against Denise Mulville/Anthony Hale (Kingston, ON) and 9-8 against Sophie Paquette/Matthew Hunt (Sault-Ste-Marie, ON). Neil/McDonald won 9-2 against JoAnne Forget/Charlie Robert (North Bay, ON). Neil/McDonald went on to lose 9-6 against Terri Weeks/Sam Steep (Waterloo, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

Neil/McDonald earned 6.375 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Northern Credit Union Mixed Doubles Open. For week 13 of the event schedule, Neil/McDonald did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Neil/McDonald ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 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

Canada's Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant (Photo: World Curling) took down the reigning gold medalists to stay on pace for top spot in the pool.

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