Ziqi Dong/Xiu Yue Ma (Beijing, CHN) lost
7-6 to
Riley Sandham/Brendan Craig (Guelph, ON) in the Final of the Ilderton Mixed Doubles Spiel, held November 24 - 26, 2023 at the Ilderton Curling Club in Ilderton, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Dong/Ma won
7-6 over
Laura Neil/Scott McDonald (St. Thomas, ON) in the semifinals of the 2023 Ilderton Mixed Doubles Spiel in Ilderton, Ontario, Canada; and won
8-3 over
Amanda Gebhardt/Andrew Fairfull (Listowel, ON) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 Ilderton Mixed Doubles Spiel in Ilderton, Ontario, Canada;
Dong/Ma finished 3-0 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Dong/Ma defeated
Julia DiBaggio/Michael Mann (Cleveland, OH) 10-2, then won
8-3 against
Casandra Spruit/Geoff Spruit (Winchester, ON) and
7-5 against
Michelle Roach/Adam Gilbert (Burlington, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Ilderton Mixed Doubles Spiel, Dong/Ma take home
13.750 world rankings points along with the $2,000CDN prize. Dong/Ma move up 40 spots after posting a net gain of 8.5 points improving upon their best 5 results so far this season, ranking 75th overall with
22.502 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Dong/Ma ranks 34th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
22.502 points earned so far this season.
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