| 2020 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host city | Bemidji, Minnesota |
| Arena | Bemidji Curling Club |
| Dates | February 27 - March 1 |
| Winner |  Peterson / Polo |
| Curling club | St. Paul CC, St. Paul Bemidji CC, Bemidji |
| Female | Tabitha Peterson |
| Male | Joe Polo |
| Finalist | Christensen / Shuster |
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The 2020 United States Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held from February 27 to March 1 at the Bemidji Curling Club in Bemidji, Minnesota.[1][2] The twelve teams were divided into two pools of six teams each. Each pool played a full round robin with the top three from each pool proceeding to the playoffs. The winning team of Tabitha Peterson and Joe Polo was supposed to represent the United States at the 2020 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Kelowna, Canada but the event got cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4][5] They will instead compete at the 2021 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Aberdeen, Scotland as the 2021 U.S. Mixed Doubles National Championship was postponed due to the pandemic.[6]
Tabitha Peterson and Joe Polo won the event with a 7–4 win over defending champions Cory Christensen and John Shuster in the final.[7] Peterson and Polo made the final in the 2017 championship but lost to siblings Becca Hamilton and Matt Hamilton 7–6. Two-time champions Sarah Anderson and Korey Dropkin won the bronze medal with a 7–6 extra end win over Monica Walker and Alex Leichter. Anderson and Dropkin won the championship in 2015 and 2018 and had a quarterfinal finish in 2019.
The local Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member, Lakeland PBS, covered the tournament. This included streaming the entire tournament and broadcasting the semifinals and finals live on the television channel.[8]
- ^ "Mixed Doubles National Championship". USA Curling. Archived from the original on April 11, 2018. Retrieved Dec 19, 2019.
- ^ "CURLING: Bemidji to host 2020 Mixed Doubles National Championships". The Bemidji Pioneer. Jul 13, 2019. Retrieved Dec 19, 2019.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (Apr 17, 2019). "Kelowna to host 2020 World Mixed Doubles and Senior Curling Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved Dec 19, 2019.
- ^ "Guidelines for 2020 National Championships and Mixed Doubles National Championship". USA Curling. Archived from the original on December 19, 2019. Retrieved Dec 19, 2019.
- ^ Jeffrey Au (March 14, 2020). "World Mixed Doubles and World Senior Curling Championships 2020 cancelled in Kelowna, Canada". World Curling Federation. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ "2021 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship begins Monday". USA Curling. May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ Monteith, Austin (2020-03-01). "CURLING: Bemidji native Polo, Peterson win Mixed Doubles National Championship". The Bemidji Pioneer. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
- ^ Mootz, Chaz (2020-02-26). "Bemidji Curling Club Hosting 2020 USA Curling Mixed Doubles National Championship". Lakeland PBS. Retrieved 2020-03-01.