Canadian Mixed Doubles Championship Recap

The Canadian Mixed Doubles Championship took place from March 16 to 21 in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. This year, five teams from Québec participated:

Provincial champion team representing Québec: Riley/Mullen
Teams qualified for the Canadian Championship: Gionest/Desjardins, Gagné/Morissette, Tremblay/Lanoue, Bouchard/Charest

Each team played seven preliminary round games within their group (four groups of eight teams). By the end of the preliminary round, the records for the Québec teams were:

Team Québec (Riley/Mullen): 5 wins – 2 losses
Team Lanoue/Tremblay: 4 wins – 3 losses
Team Gionest/Desjardins: 3 wins – 4 losses
Team Gagné/Morissette: 3 wins – 4 losses
Team Bouchard/Charest: 0 wins – 7 losses

For the playoff round, 12 teams qualified: 4 teams directly advanced to the quarterfinals, while 8 teams competed in the round of 16. Team Lanoue/Tremblay, the 2024 provincial champion, narrowly missed qualification with a 4-3 record. Many teams had the same record, but their shootoutrs were not in their favor. However, Team Québec (Riley/Mullen) qualified for the round of 16 with an impressive 5-2 record.

Team Riley/Mullen

In the round of 16, Team Québec (Riley/Mullen) won their match against Team Alberta (Sluchinski/Sluchinski) with a score of 7-6. Unfortunately, their impressive run came to an end in the quarterfinals, where they were defeated by Team Brunton/Horgan with a score of 8-2.

Congratulations to all five Québec teams for qualifying for the Canadian Championship and for their strong performances!