The 2008
World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
The World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships are annual curling tournaments featuring the world's best teams of mixed doubles curlers.
History
The tournament began in 2008 with the 2008 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. Switzerland's m ...
was held March 8–15, 2008 in
Vierumäki Vierumäki Ratapiha.
Vierumäki is a village located in the Finnish municipality Heinola in the region Päijät-Häme, Finland. There are about 900–1,000 inhabitants. Neighbouring villages are Vuolenkoski in Iitti, Myllyoja in Heinola, Mäkelä ...
,
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
at the
Vierumäki Ice Rink. It was the first
mixed doubles
Mixed doubles or mixed pairs is a form of mixed-sex sports that consists of teams of one man and one woman. This variation of competition is prominent in curling and racket sports, such as tennis, table tennis and badminton (where it is known as ...
world championships organized by the
World Curling Federation
The World Curling Federation (WCF) is the world governing body for curling accreditation, with offices in Perth, Scotland. It was formed out of the International Curling Federation (ICF), when the push for Olympic Winter Sport status was made. ...
.
Switzerland scored two
perfect ends in Draw 2 against Wales, a rare feat.
Teams
Not Competing
The following teams were initially listed as participating in this event but on February 24, 2008 updated schedule they are not included.
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Round robin
Results
Blue group
Draw 1
''March 8, 2008 09:00''
Draw 2
''March 8, 2008 19:30''
Draw 3
''March 9, 2008 16:00''
Draw 4
''March 10, 2008 12:30''
Draw 5
''March 11, 2008 09:00''
Draw 6
''March 11, 2008 19:30''
Draw 7
Red group
Draw 1
''March 8, 2008 12:30''
Draw 2
''March 9, 2008 09:00''
Draw 3
''March 9, 2008 19:30''
Draw 4
''March 10, 2008 16:00''
Draw 5
''March 11, 2008 12:30''
Draw 6
''March 12, 2008 09:00''
Draw 7
Green group
Draw 1
''March 8, 16:00''
Draw 2
''March 9, 12:30''
Draw 3
''March 10, 09:00''
Draw 4
''March 10, 19:30''
Draw 5
''March 11, 16:00''
Draw 6
''March 12, 12:30''
Draw 7
''March 13, 09:00''
Tie break
Red group
''March 13, 12:30''
Playoffs
Semifinal challenge 1
''March 14, 2008 09:00''
Semifinal challenge 2
''March 14, 2008 13:00''
Brackets
Semifinal
''March 14, 2008 18:00''
Bronze medal game
''March 15, 2008 12:00''
Gold medal game
''March 15, 2008 12:00''
References
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See also
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2008 Brier
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2008 World Men's Curling Championship
The 2008 World Men's Curling Championship was held from April 4–13, 2008 at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, North Dakota in the USA. The 12-team tournament took place in the 11,643 seat hockey arena on the grounds of the University of Nor ...
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2008 World Junior Curling Championships
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2008 Ford World Women's Curling Championship
The 2008 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as 2008 Ford World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 22 to March 30, 2008 at the Wesbild Centre in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. This championship ...
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2008 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2008 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling tournament was held February 16–24, 2008 at the Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan. The winner was the 2005 champion team from Manitoba, under skip Jennifer Jones. In ...
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