CHAMPION: Neil/McDonald Wins 2025 Cincinnati Mixed Doubles Cup

Laura Neil/Scott McDonald (St. Thomas, ON) won 9-1 over Harley Scebbi/Vincent Scebbi (Cleveland, OH) in the Final of the Cincinnati Mixed Doubles Cup, held December 12 - 14, 2025 at the Cincinnati Curling Club in Cincinnati, United States. To advance to the championship game, Neil/McDonald won 13-1 over Molly Hackett/Alec Hackett (Hartselle, AL) in the semifinals of the 2025 Cincinnati Mixed Doubles Cup in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States; and won 11-3 over Jillian Langham/Kevin Mechenbier (Denver, CO) in the quarterfinals.

Neil/McDonald are currently . In their opening game, Neil/McDonald plays Langham/Mechenbier on Friday at 11:30am and Erin Dunphy/Connor Steinhilber (Cincinnati, OH) at 8:30pm Langham/Mechenbier on Friday at 11:30am, Erin Dunphy/Connor Steinhilber (Cincinnati, OH) at 8:30pm Maribeth Leschinsky/Jason Oblander (Orange, OH) on Saturday at 11:30am and Julie Benson/Bret Jackson (Brighton, MI) at 5:30pm.

For winning the Cincinnati Mixed Doubles Cup Championship title, Neil/McDonald earned 6.750 world rankings points along with the $2,068CDN first prize cheque. For week 21 of the event schedule, Neil/McDonald did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 13th to 14th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 90.925 total points. Neil/McDonald ranks 10th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 65.875 points earned so far this season.