Taylor Anderson/Ben Richardson (Chaska, MN) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Anderson/Richardson finished 5-4 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Anderson/Richardson lost
10-4 to
Delaney Strouse/Mark Fenner (Traverse City, MI), then responded with a
10-3 win over
Anne O'Hara/Samuel Strouse (Fairbanks, AK). Anderson/Richardson won
6-4 against
Lexi Daly/Luc Violette (Duluth, MN). Anderson/Richardson went on to lose
7-5 against
Sarah Anderson/Andrew Stopera (Chaska, MN). Anderson/Richardson lost
6-5 to
Madison Bear/Aidan Oldenburg (Chaska, MN) where Anderson/Richardson responded with a
9-6 win over
Clare Moores/Lance Wheeler (Golden, CO). Anderson/Richardson went on to lose
8-4 against
Vicky Persinger/Daniel Casper (Fairbanks, AK). Anderson/Richardson responded with a
6-4 win over
Kim Rhyme/Jason Smith (St. Paul, MN). Anderson/Richardson won
11-2 against
Cora Farrell/Coleman Thurston (Chaska, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
Anderson/Richardson earned
10.000 world rankings points for their Top 4 finish in the USA Curling Mixed Doubles Olympic Pre-Trials. For week 2 of the event schedule, Anderson/Richardson did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Anderson/Richardson ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
