Laura Neil/Scott McDonald (St. Thomas, ON) won
10-6 over
Cindy Bush/Joseph Philips (Berwyn, PA) in the Final of the Cincinnati Mixed Doubles Cup, held December 12 - 15, 2024 at the Cincinnati Curling Club in Cincinnati, United States. To advance to the championship game, Neil/McDonald won
8-5 over
Julia DiBaggio/Nicholas Visnich (Cleveland, OH) in the semifinals of the 2024 Cincinnati Mixed Doubles Cup in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States; and won
6-4 over
Stephanie Senneker/Marcus Gleaton (Kalamazoo, MI) in the quarterfinals. of the 2024 Cincinnati Mixed Doubles Cup in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States;
Neil/McDonald finished 3-0 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Neil/McDonald defeated
Anne Maynard/Matt Sussman (Toledo, OH) 6-4, then won
8-3 against
Ashley Mayra/Jimmy Kirby (Detroit, MI) and
11-1 against
Emily Potter/Brian Shimko (Cincinnati, OH) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Cincinnati Mixed Doubles Cup Championship title, Neil/McDonald earned
3.750 world rankings points along with the $1,800CDN first prize cheque. For week 20 of the event schedule, Neil/McDonald did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 37th to 41st place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
50.802 total points. Neil/McDonald ranks 29th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
39.752 points earned so far this season.
