Manitoba's Mackenzie Arbuckle/Aaron Macdonell Runner-Up at 2024 Next Gen U25 Mixed Doubles

Games:	8
Record:	5W - 3L
PF/G:	9.60
PA/G:	8.00
Hammer Efficiency:	0.25
Steal Defense:	0.33
Force Efficiency:	0.38
Steal Efficiency:	0.50

Manitoba's Mackenzie Arbuckle/Aaron Macdonell lost 9-3 to Jessica Zheng/Victor Pietrangelo (Niagara Falls, ON) in the Final of the Next Gen U25 Mixed Doubles, held August 30 - September 2, 2024 at the Saville Community Sports Centre in Edmonton, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Manitoba's Mackenzie Arbuckle/Aaron Macdonell won 7-5 over Zoe Cinnamon/Johnson Tao (Edmonton, AB) in the semifinals of the 2024 Next Gen U25 Mixed Doubles in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; and won 10-2 over Serena Gray-Withers/Andrew Nowell (Edmonton, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2024 Next Gen U25 Mixed Doubles in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada;

Manitoba's Mackenzie Arbuckle/Aaron Macdonell finished 3-2 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Manitoba's Mackenzie Arbuckle/Aaron Macdonell defeated Emily Neary/Dylan Hancock (St. John's, NL) 1-0, then won 8-5 against Cailey Locke/Simon Perry (St.John's, NL). Manitoba's Mackenzie Arbuckle/Aaron Macdonell went on to lose 8-4 against Kira Brunton/Jake Horgan (Sudbury, ON). Manitoba's Mackenzie Arbuckle/Aaron Macdonell lost 7-3 to Kaylee Raniseth/Evan Crough (Delburne, AB) where Manitoba's Mackenzie Arbuckle/Aaron Macdonell responded with a 12-4 win over Amber Gargul/Leandre Girard (Montreal, QC) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Next Gen U25 Mixed Doubles, Manitoba's Mackenzie Arbuckle/Aaron Macdonell take home 11.000 world rankings points along with the $2,000CDN prize. Manitoba's Mackenzie Arbuckle/Aaron Macdonell move up 27 spots after posting a net gain of 5.5 points improving upon their best 1 results so far this season, ranking 95th overall with 15.812 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Manitoba's Mackenzie Arbuckle/Aaron Macdonell ranks 6th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 5.500 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

2025: Serena Gray-Withers
Serena Gray-Withers, Victor Pietrangelo
Edmonton, AB
2024: Jessica Zheng
Jessica Zheng, Victor Pietrangelo
Niagara Falls, ON
2023: Kayla MacMillan
Kayla MacMillan, Sterling Middleton
Vancouver, BC

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