Sarah Anderson/Korey Dropkin (Minneapolis, USA) lost
11-7 to
Rachel Homan/John Morris (Canmore, AB) in the Final of the Qualico Mixed Doubles Classic, held January 2 - 5, 2020 at the Banff Curling Club in Banff, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Anderson/Dropkin won
8-6 over
Shannon Birchard/Catlin Schneider (Winnipeg, MB) in the semifinals of the 2020 Qualico Mixed Doubles Classic in Banff, Alberta, Canada; and won
7-3 over
Manitoba's Jennifer Jones/Brent Laing in the quarterfinals. of the 2020 Qualico Mixed Doubles Classic in Banff, Alberta, Canada;
Anderson/Dropkin finished 4-1 in the 36-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Anderson/Dropkin defeated
Anika Villemaire/Ky Macaulay (Banff, AB) 12-0, then won
8-3 against
Emilie Desjardins/Robert Desjardins (Chicoutimi, QC). Anderson/Dropkin went on to lose
8-6 against
Dezaray Hawes/Tyler Tardi (Langley, BC). Anderson/Dropkin responded with a
6-4 win over
Junko Nishimuro/Satoru Tsukamoto (Yamanashi, JPN). Anderson/Dropkin won
7-4 against
Switzerland's Daniela Rupp/Kevin Wunderlin in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Qualico Mixed Doubles Classic, Anderson/Dropkin take home
42.016 world rankings points along with the $6,500CDN prize, remaining in 668th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 18.9 after improving upon their best so far this season. Anderson/Dropkin ranks 4th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
133.066 points earned so far this season.
