CHAMPION: Neil/McDonald Wins 2024 Cincinnati Mixed Doubles Cup

Laura Neil/Scott McDonald (St. Thomas, ON) won 10-6 over Cindy Bush/Joseph Philips (Berwyn, PA) in the Final of the Cincinnati Mixed Doubles Cup, held December 12 - 15, 2024 at the Cincinnati Curling Club in Cincinnati, United States. To advance to the championship game, Neil/McDonald won 8-5 over Julia DiBaggio/Nicholas Visnich (Cleveland, OH) in the semifinals of the 2024 Cincinnati Mixed Doubles Cup in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States; and won 6-4 over Stephanie Senneker/Marcus Gleaton (Kalamazoo, MI) in the quarterfinals. of the 2024 Cincinnati Mixed Doubles Cup in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States;

Neil/McDonald finished 3-0 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Neil/McDonald defeated Anne Maynard/Matt Sussman (Toledo, OH) 6-4, then won 8-3 against Ashley Mayra/Jimmy Kirby (Detroit, MI) and 11-1 against Emily Potter/Brian Shimko (Cincinnati, OH) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Cincinnati Mixed Doubles Cup Championship title, Neil/McDonald earned 3.750 world rankings points along with the $1,800CDN first prize cheque. For week 20 of the event schedule, Neil/McDonald did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 37th to 41st place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 50.802 total points. Neil/McDonald ranks 29th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 39.752 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

Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner (Photo: Stephen Fisher/World Curling) claim Italy's first World Mixed Doubles Championship crown.

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