 Vancouver, BC - Two teams will compete in the first-ever Mexican Mixed Doubles Championship for the opportunity to represent Mexico next fall at the Worlds qualifier. Photo: Quintero/Abreu competing at the WCF Pre-OQE in Erzurum, Turkey, October 2021 The Mexican Curling Federation hosts a best of 5 mixed doubles playdown at the Vancouver Curling Club between teams Quintero-Abreu and Perez-Cohen. The winning team will represent Mexico in the World Curling Federation Mixed Doubles qualification event as the qualifier for the 2023 World Championships. The draw times are as follows: April 16th at 2:30 pm and 7:00 pm April 17th at 9:30 am, 2:15 pm, and 6:45 pm (The last two draws will be played if needed) The championship marks the first-ever national competition for Mexico Curling and the fast development of the sport among Mexican nationals. Estefana Quintero and Ismael Abreu represented Mexico in the Mixed Doubles Pre-Olympic Qualification Event in October 2021 in Erzurum, Turkey. Quintero and Abreau told CurlingZone, "We are excited to be part of the first playdown for Mexico; this is a great sign that curling among Mexicans is growing. We have been training hard with our coach Brian Cole and looking forward to having a great competition.* Angelica Perez-Anzures and Ramy Cohen were poised to represent Mexico in the MD World Qualification Event in 2021 Angus, Scotland, which was cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns last year. "We are excited to participate in the first Mexican curling competition, " said Perez-Cohen in a statement. "We want to thank our coach Robbie Gallaugher for helping us improve as a team. We also want to thank the Vancouver Curling Club for their help in organizing the event. We hope to play well as a team and be good representatives of Mexican curling." The four players previously competed in 2019 as teammates on the national Mexican women's and men's teams, respectively. Both women, Quintero and Perez-Anzures, started playing over three years ago, while both men, Abreu and Cohen, have been playing for approximately six years. Ramy Cohen also competed with Adriana Camarena on the first Mexican national team that made its debut at the 2019 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Stavanger, Norway. Team Quintero-Abreu is coached by Brian Cole, while Team Perez-Cohen is coached by Robbie Gallaugher, prior coach of the Mexican women's team. Good curling to the teams competing! Spectators are encouraged and welcome! Location: Vancouver Curling Club, 4575 Clancy Loranger Way, Vancouver, BC V5Y 2M4 |
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A five at the opening end of their first-ever match together in a major international competition sent Katie McMillan and Angus Bryce on their way to a dominant victory over the USA at the ACE & Company World Mixed Doubles Championships in Geneva.
