Neil/McDonald Runner-Up at 2022 St. Thomas Mixed Doubles Classic

Games:	8
Record:	6W - 2L
PF/G:	10.59
PA/G:	7.06
Hammer Efficiency:	0.48
Steal Defense:	0.39
Force Efficiency:	0.64
Steal Efficiency:	0.50

Laura Neil/Scott McDonald (St. Thomas, ON) lost 8-4 to Laurie St-Georges/Felix Asselin (Montreal, QC) in the Final of the St. Thomas Mixed Doubles Classic, held December 16 - 18, 2022 at the St. Thomas Curling Club in St. Thomas, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Neil/McDonald won 7-4 over Sarah Bailey/Dylan Sipura (St. Catharines, ON) in the semifinals of the 2022 St. Thomas Mixed Doubles Classic in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada; and won 8-6 over Mackenzie Kiemele/Graham Singer (Toronto, ON) in the quarterfinals. of the 2022 St. Thomas Mixed Doubles Classic in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada;

Neil/McDonald finished 4-1 in the 22-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Neil/McDonald defeated Gina Kim/Tim Luu (Toronto, ON) 8-1, then won 11-1 against Harley Rohrbacher/Vincent Scebbi (Cleveland, OH) and 6-2 against Grace Lloyd/Landan Rooney (Mississauga, ON). Neil/McDonald went on to lose 8-2 against Lyndsey Wilson/Scott Dow (Palmerston , ON). Neil/McDonald responded with a 8-6 win over Katie Cottrill/Shawn Cottrill (Belgrave, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the St. Thomas Mixed Doubles Classic, Neil/McDonald take home 16.500 world rankings points along with the $1,200CDN prize, dropping 175 spots on the World Ranking Standings into 723rd place overall with 26.300 total points. Neil/McDonald ranks 77th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 16.500 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2023	32	13	0	0.711	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2023	315	315	218	10.00	6.92	3.08	5.43	4.57	1.84	1.51	0.00

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2023	152	205	62	0	7-0	23-2	31-11	1.35	0.41	0.40	0.31

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2023	163	110	156	0	2-2	6-14	26-25	0.67	0.96	0.58	0.40

2024: Megan Ford
Megan Ford, Daniel Krowchuk
Niagara Falls, ON
2023: Lisa Weagle
Lisa Weagle, John Epping
Toronto, ON
2022: Laurie St-Georges
Laurie St-Georges, Felix Asselin
Montreal, QC
2021: Clancy Grandy
Clancy Grandy, Patrick Janssen
Pickering, ON

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