22-04-2019, 23:03
After a few days' Easter holiday and a few days trying unsuccessfully to get onto this site to post various stuff, I've finally managed to put something together for the Mixed Doubles. As if that wasn't difficult enough, this tournament has 48 entrants to tell you about and then the World Seniors is also on at the same venue - the Sormarka Arena, Stavanger, Norway. I'll concentrate on the Mixed Doubles meanwhile and play catch-up on the Seniors whenever I can. Thankfully for me, next season's Mixed Doubles Championships will be restricted to 20 teams! Better late than never, I suppose.
2019 World Mixed Doubles
Group A: Belarus, Canada, Denmark, Hong Kong, Japan, Romania, Sweden and Ukraine
Group B: Austria, Brazil, Guyana, Hungary, Netherlands, Switzerland, Chinese Taipei and Turkey
Group C: Australia, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Nigeria and Wales
Group D: Belgium, Estonia, Germany, Lithuania, Mexico, Norway, Scotland and Slovakia
Group E: England, Finland, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and New Zealand
Group F: Greece, Kosovo, Latvia, Poland, Russia, Slovenia, Spain and United States
Each group plays a round robin and at the end of the round robin, there will be a ranking for first, second and third position in each group. The top two teams in each group qualify directly for the round of 16, as well as the four third-ranked teams with the best Draw Shot Challenge result.
For Kosovo, Mexico, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Ukraine, this event will be their first time competing at a World Curling Federation event. With all these new teams with no experience at this level there is bound to be some extravagant scoring. Scores of more than 10 shots are commonplace with 20-0 and 18-0 being the biggest hammerings to date.
Wales are represented by Laura Beever and Garry Coombs and Scotland by Gina Aitken and Scott Andrews. In Group E, England have Anna Fowler and her brother, Ben, playing against Ireland's Louise Kerr and John Wilson.
Results so far for the Home Nations are Scotland 14 Belgium 1, Qatar 5 England 12, Ireland 5 Finland 8, Austria 5 Wales 6 (after an extra end), all on Saturday. Sunday's results were England 7 New Zealand 5, Kazakhstan 12 Ireland 4, Mexico 4 Scotland 15, Wales 8 France 4, Scotland 9 Lithuania 3. Today's games were Saudi Arabia 1 England 9, Ireland 2 Korea 13, Nigeria 4 Wales 10, Slovakia 2 Scotland 10, England 8 Ireland 2.
Generally so far so good, with Wales top of Group C with 3 wins out of 3, Scotland equal 1st in Group D, with Estonia, Germany and Norway, all on 4 wins out of 4 and England equal 1st in Group E with Korea on 4 wins out of 4. Only Ireland have to open their account, having played 4 games, also in Group E.
2019 World Mixed Doubles
Group A: Belarus, Canada, Denmark, Hong Kong, Japan, Romania, Sweden and Ukraine
Group B: Austria, Brazil, Guyana, Hungary, Netherlands, Switzerland, Chinese Taipei and Turkey
Group C: Australia, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Nigeria and Wales
Group D: Belgium, Estonia, Germany, Lithuania, Mexico, Norway, Scotland and Slovakia
Group E: England, Finland, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and New Zealand
Group F: Greece, Kosovo, Latvia, Poland, Russia, Slovenia, Spain and United States
Each group plays a round robin and at the end of the round robin, there will be a ranking for first, second and third position in each group. The top two teams in each group qualify directly for the round of 16, as well as the four third-ranked teams with the best Draw Shot Challenge result.
For Kosovo, Mexico, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Ukraine, this event will be their first time competing at a World Curling Federation event. With all these new teams with no experience at this level there is bound to be some extravagant scoring. Scores of more than 10 shots are commonplace with 20-0 and 18-0 being the biggest hammerings to date.
Wales are represented by Laura Beever and Garry Coombs and Scotland by Gina Aitken and Scott Andrews. In Group E, England have Anna Fowler and her brother, Ben, playing against Ireland's Louise Kerr and John Wilson.
Results so far for the Home Nations are Scotland 14 Belgium 1, Qatar 5 England 12, Ireland 5 Finland 8, Austria 5 Wales 6 (after an extra end), all on Saturday. Sunday's results were England 7 New Zealand 5, Kazakhstan 12 Ireland 4, Mexico 4 Scotland 15, Wales 8 France 4, Scotland 9 Lithuania 3. Today's games were Saudi Arabia 1 England 9, Ireland 2 Korea 13, Nigeria 4 Wales 10, Slovakia 2 Scotland 10, England 8 Ireland 2.
Generally so far so good, with Wales top of Group C with 3 wins out of 3, Scotland equal 1st in Group D, with Estonia, Germany and Norway, all on 4 wins out of 4 and England equal 1st in Group E with Korea on 4 wins out of 4. Only Ireland have to open their account, having played 4 games, also in Group E.
Cabbage is still good for you