Fleming/Bestland Runner-Up at 2026 USA Curling Mixed Doubles National Championship

[[2:20.9000]] Fleming/Bestland Runner-Up at 2026 USA Curling Mixed Doubles National Championship

Chaska, Minnesota

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Female
Ella
Fleming

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Male
Jackson
Bestland

Games:	10
Record:	7W - 3L
PF/G:	9.58
PA/G:	8.33
Hammer Efficiency:	0.43
Steal Defense:	0.31
Force Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Efficiency:	0.41

Ella Fleming/Jackson Bestland (Chaska, MN) lost 8-4 to Rachel Kawleski/Connor Kauffman (Fargo, ND) in the Final of the USA Curling Mixed Doubles National Championship, held January 20 - 25, 2026 at the Bemidji Curling Club in Bemidji, United States. To advance to the championship game, Fleming/Bestland won 6-5 over Clare Moores/Lance Wheeler (Golden, CO) in the semifinals of the 2026 USA Curling Mixed Doubles National Championship in Bemidji, Minnesota, United States; and won 9-1 over Bella Hagenbuch/Daniel Laufer (Utica, IL) in the quarterfinals. of the 2026 USA Curling Mixed Doubles National Championship in Bemidji, Minnesota, United States;

Fleming/Bestland are currently . In their opening game, Fleming/Bestland plays Harley Scebbi/Vincent Scebbi (Cleveland, OH) on Tuesday at 8:30pm Rilee Kraft/Cayden Kraft (Bismarck, ND) on Wednesday at 1:30pm and Sarah Fenson/Andrew Stopera (Minneapolis, MN) at 8:30pm and Sarah Fenson/Andrew Stopera (Minneapolis, MN) at 8:30pm Harley Scebbi/Vincent Scebbi (Cleveland, OH) on Tuesday at 8:30pm Rilee Kraft/Cayden Kraft (Bismarck, ND) on Wednesday at 1:30pm, Sarah Fenson/Andrew Stopera (Minneapolis, MN) at 8:30pm Susan Dudt/Daniel Dudt (Malvern, PA) on Thursday at 3pm Ella Wendling/Benji Paral (Eau Claire, WI) on Friday at 10am and Christine McMakin/Samuel Strouse (Fargo, ND) at 5pm and Christine McMakin/Samuel Strouse (Fargo, ND) at 5pm.

With their runner-up finish at the USA Curling Mixed Doubles National Championship, Fleming/Bestland take home 20.900 world rankings points. For week 27 of the event schedule, Fleming/Bestland did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 143rd to 148th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 9.913 total points. Fleming/Bestland ranks 135th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 9.500 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2026	13	5	0	0.722	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2026	129	119	106	9.22	8.22	1.01	5.04	4.96	1.83	1.66	0.00

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2026	67	82	36	0	4-0	9-1	12-7	1.22	0.54	0.37	0.40

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2026	62	37	70	0	0-3	3-8	6-6	0.60	1.13	0.54	0.40

2026: Rachel Kawleski
Rachel Kawleski, Connor Kauffman
Fargo, ND
2025: Cory Thiesse
Cory Thiesse, Korey Dropkin , Cathy Overton-Clapham
Duluth, MN
2024: Rebecca Hamilton
Rebecca Hamilton, Matt Hamilton
McFarland, WI

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