Russell/Sargon3-3 at New Zealand Mixed Doubles Qualifier

Olivia Russell/Brett Sargon (Naseby, NZL) finished 3-3 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Russell/Sargon lost 8-7 to Bridget Becker/Sean Becker (Naseby, NZL), droppimg another game, 8-3 to Jessica Smith/Ben Smith (Naseby, NZL) where Russell/Sargon responded with a 8-3 win over Rachael Pitts/Sam Flanagan (Naseby, NZL). Russell/Sargon won 10-0 against Lucy Jefferies/William Day (Naseby, NZL), then won 10-2 against Michelle Bong/Murray Pitts (Naseby, NZL). Russell/Sargon went on to lose 9-8 against Ruby Kinney/Hunter Walker (Naseby, NZL) in their final qualifying round match.

Russell/Sargon earned 0.563 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins. For week 1 of the event schedule, Russell/Sargon did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Russell/Sargon 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

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

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