The 2021

Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship The Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship (formerly Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials) are the national curling championships for mixed doubles curling in Canada. The trials decide the team that represents Canada at the same year's World ...

(branded as the 2021

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Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 18 to 25 at the Markin MacPhail Centre at

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. The winning pair of

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and

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represented Canada at the

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Due to the

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, it was announced that most

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championships still being held in the 2020–21 curling season would be moved to a centralized "bubble" (similar to that of the

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as in

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) at Canada Olympic Park. All events will be held behind closed doors with no spectators. In addition, due to COVID-19 restrictions and logistics, most provincial playdowns have been cancelled, with teams being selected by their respective member associations. During the night of Sunday, March 21,

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was experiencing back spasms, forcing him and partner

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to forfeit their match the next morning. Later that day, the duo officially pulled out of the competition.

Teams

Due to the cancellation of the 2020 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, the 2021 championship used a new format including 35 teams. The teams are listed as follows:

Provincial and territorial representatives

Canadian Mixed Doubles Ranking qualifiers

Teams unable to play during the 2020–21 season

Seven teams who were unable to compete during the 2020–21 season due to the

also qualified for the event. Each player was ranked based on their top three CTRS events during the 2019–20 season. Both players must also be part of

's National Team program.

Round-robin standings

''Final round-robin standings''

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in

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( UTC−07:00).

Draw 1

''Thursday, March 18, 8:30 am''

Draw 2

''Thursday, March 18, 11:30 am''

Draw 3

''Thursday, March 18, 2:30 pm''

Draw 4

''Thursday, March 18, 5:30 pm''

Draw 5

''Thursday, March 18, 8:30 pm''

Draw 6

''Friday, March 19, 8:30 am''

Draw 7

''Friday, March 19, 11:30 am''

Draw 8

''Friday, March 19, 2:30 pm''

Draw 9

''Friday, March 19, 5:30 pm''

Draw 10

''Friday, March 19, 8:30 pm''

Draw 11

''Saturday, March 20, 8:30 am''

Draw 12

''Saturday, March 20, 11:30 am''

Draw 13

''Saturday, March 20, 2:30 pm''

Draw 14

''Saturday, March 20, 5:30 pm''

Draw 15

''Saturday, March 20, 8:30 pm''

Draw 16

''Sunday, March 21, 8:30 am''

Draw 17

''Sunday, March 21, 11:30 am''

Draw 18

''Sunday, March 21, 2:30 pm''

Draw 19

''Sunday, March 21, 5:30 pm''

Draw 20

''Sunday, March 21, 8:30 pm''

Draw 21

''Monday, March 22, 8:30 am''

Draw 22

''Monday, March 22, 11:30 am''

Draw 23

''Monday, March 22, 2:30 pm''

Draw 24

''Monday, March 22, 5:30 pm''

Draw 25

''Monday, March 22, 8:30 pm''

Draw 26

''Tuesday, March 23, 8:30 am''

Draw 27

''Tuesday, March 23, 11:30 am''

Draw 28

''Tuesday, March 23, 2:30 pm''

Championship round

Round of 12

''Tuesday, March 23, 6:30 pm''

Round of 8

''Wednesday, March 24, 10:30 am''

Page Seeding

''Wednesday, March 24, 2:30 pm''

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

''Wednesday, March 24, 6:30 pm''

3 vs. 4

''Wednesday, March 24, 6:30 pm''

Semifinal

''Thursday, March 25, 2:00 pm''

Final

''Thursday, March 25, 7:00 pm''

Final standings

Notes

References

External links

* {{2020–21 curling season Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship 2021 in Canadian curling Curling in Alberta 2021 in Alberta Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Sport in Calgary