Muirhead/Lammie win Scottish Curling Mixed Doubles Championship 2022
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Congratulations to Eve Muirhead and Bobby Lammie who beat Jen Dodds and Bruce Mouat 9-2 in the final to secure the 2022 Scottish Curling Mixed Doubles title. A big four-points score in the fourth end brought the duo in a comfortable position and they managed their lead to a 9-2 victory at the Dewars Centre, Perth.
FINAL – EVE MUIRHEAD/BOBBY LAMMIE v JEN DODDS/BRUCE MOUAT
Muirhead/Lammie got off to a flying start, scoring four in the first end and following it up with a steal of one for a big lead after just two ends played. Fresh off Olympic mixed doubles curling in Beijing, Dodds/Mouat clawed two back in the third end only for their opponents to respond with a two-points score and kept the advantage at the break.
Going into the second half, Muirhead/Lammie looked cool, calm, and collected and put the game to bed with a steal of two that prompted Dodds/Mouat to shake hands after just five ends played. It is the first Scottish Mixed Doubles title for both Muirhead and Lammie.
‘It was always going to be a tough game out there against Jen and Bruce, but both of us played very well and we’re absolutely delighted to get the trophy,’ Muirhead said after the game. ‘The four in the first end set the tone for the game,’ Lammie added. It gave us a head start and we just controlled it from there. The steal of two in five definitely clinched it for us!’
Two weeks after their Olympic success in Beijing – Muirheads Team taking gold and Lammie part of the silver-winning Team Mouat side – the Scottish Mixed Doubles almost came as a welcome return to normality. ‘It’s been a busy couple of weeks,’ Muirhead admits. ‘We were always going to get back to normal at some point and we knew we had this mixed doubles tournament, so we rested up for it and came as prepared as we could. It’ll be nice to get a little bit of rest now!’ The on-ice action will continue soon in their respective four-players teams, says Lammie: ‘We both got Grand Slam championships in April, so that’s the next thing we’re gearing up for – it’s rest for the next couple of weeks and then back into training.’
SEMI-FINALS
Starting their semi-final with a one-point steal, Muirhead/Lammie looked in good stead, but Duff/McMillan would not let their usual teammates run away with the game. Exchanging single scores, there was not much in it and Duff/McMillan became first to challenge the dynamics with a score of two in the sixth end.
Muirhead/Lammie responded immediately and went one better with three points from End 7, meaning their opponents would need to score at least two to take the game to an extra end. A tight End 8 kept all possibilities on the cards, but eventually, Duff/McMillan could only secure the one point and the final scoreline read 6-5.
Dodds/Mouat set their semi-final up to be more comfortable by stealing three in the first end for an early advantage. McMillan/Watt took singles from the next two ends, but the Olympians made sure to keep a handy lead at the break with a score of one in End 4. Still well within contention, McMillan/Watt equalised with a deuce in End 5 and it was all to play for with three ends remaining.
However, Dodds/Mouat took the sting out of the game, scoring three in the sixth end and following it up with a single steal. McMillan/Watt, who had been playing an excellent tournament, gave it a good shot in the last end, but the final stones did not not have to be played as reigning world champions Dodds/Mouat secured an 8-4 win.
QUARTER-FINALS
M Smith/McFadzean looked on course to cause an upset, leading Dodds/Mouat by 5-2 after five ends played. The reigning world champions started a comeback, scoring two and stealing one to level scores with one end left to go. M Smith/McFadzean had hammer in the crucial end, but it was Dodds/Mouat who would take the points with a steal of two that bagged them a 7-5 win.
On the neighbouring sheet, Duff/McMillan led by five after just two ends played, asking big questions from Aitken/Kyle. They responded with a score and a steal but still trailed by two points at the break and fell further behind when Duff/McMillan started the second half with a single score. Things looked far from over though as Aitken/Kyle equalised at once with a three-points score in End 6, only for their opponents to copy the feat and then seal a 10-6 victory with a single steal in the eighth end.
Sinclair/Whyte had build themselves a handy 3-1 advantage after three ends, but consecutive singles suddenly had McMillan/Watt leading by a point after six. Sure to be back in the driving seat, Sinclair/Whyte managed to take four in End 7 to put their opponents in a spot of bother, but unfazed, McMillan/Watt themselves scored four in the final end to take an 8-7 win and book a semi-final spot.
It was an early evening for Muirhead/Lammie who looked well in control from the get-go. Although Wilkie-Milne/Cannon opened the scoring with a single in End 1, two deuces went on the Muirhead/Lammie counter who led by two points at the break. A score of four right after the break firmly had the game in Muirhead/Lammie’s favour and when Wilkie-Milne/Cannon could only claw one back, they shook hands at 8-3 with two ends to spare.
ROUND ROBIN DAY3
Sinclair/Whyte continued their unbeaten run in Section A in the final round robin session on Saturday morning, killing what had been a fairly tight encounter against Dakers/Gow with two deuces in the last ends for a 9-6 win. Wilkie-Milne/Cannon secured their play-off spot as second on the table by coming back from an early disadvantage against Wright/Drummond to secure an eventual 7-4 victory. Yeats/Haswell bagged their first win in a comprehensive 10-1 triumph over Blair/Carson who nevertheless secured the amateurs’ prize, having beaten Dakers/Gow head-to-head.
Unbeaten in Section B, Muirhead/Lammie only had to play the first half, scoring five in the opening end and stealing consecutive threes to prompt Sutherland/MacDiarmid to shake hands at 14-0. McMillan/Watt bounced back from an early three-points deficit to Farmer/Paterson and had the edge in the second half to take a 6-5 win and a play-off spot. Davie/Menzies eventually took the advantage in what had been a closely matched fixture against MacDonald/Barr with a four in End 6 that allowed them to control the game for an 8-5 win.
Reigning world champions Dodds/Mouat completed their unbeaten run in Section C with a comprehensive 9-2 win over Mackintosh/Logan. Through to the play-offs as second in the table, Aitken/Kyle had a tough final round robin encounter against Henderson/Craik who, albeit scoring in fewer ends, took big points to push their opponents to the end, Aitken/Kyle just having the edge in a 7-6 final result. Playing for honour in the final session,
Section D too concluded with an unbeaten team in Duff/McMillan who opened their game against Jackson/Waddell with a three-points score and managed their lead from there for 6-3 win. M Smith/McFadzean secured their play-off spot with a comprehensive 7-4 win over Morrison/Brydone while Bousie/Waddell bounced back from trailing Davis/Keron for the better part of the game, taking nine points from the last three ends for an 11-4 win.
ROUND ROBIN DAY 2
In a pivotal encounter between the top two in the Section A standings, Sinclair/Whyte got themselves off to a dream start, scoring four in the first end, and managed their advantage from there to secure a 9-4 win over Wilkie-Milne/Cannon. Both teams followed up with victories in the afternoon session, beating Yeats/Haswell and Blair/Carson respectively. Wright/Drummond brought their campaign back on track with two comprehensive wins on Day 2 when the duo overcame first Blair/Carson in the morning and Dakers/Gow in the afternoon. Dakers/Gow, however, had finally secured themselves a victory after missing out on the opening day; the duo prevailed 7-6 over Yeats/Haswell in a fiercely-contested morning game.
Looking untouchable once more, Muirhead/Lammie bagged wins in both the morning and the afternoon session in Section B, seeing off Davie/Menzies and Farmer/Paterson respectively with relative ease. McMillan/Watt played an excellent Day 2 in Perth as they secured a triumphant 10-1 victory over Sutherland/MacDiarmid and had the edge over MacDonald/Barr, meaning they now set comfortably in a play-off spot on the table. The morning encounter between Farmer/Paterson and MacDonald/Barr only lasted six ends, courtesy of a six-points score in the fifth for Farmer/Paterson that took the sting out of the game.
Dodds/Mouat’s reign in Section C continued as the world champions secured clear victories over S Smith/Hyslop and Day 1 challengers Henderson/Craik. The junior champions started to somewhat falter after an outstanding start to the tournament, first losing out to Barr/Bryce by a single point after an extra end before having to face the tough challenge coming from Dodds/Mouat in the afternoon. Having a far brighter Day 2, Aitken/Kyle were well on track as the duo saw off Mackintosh/Logan and Barr/Bryce comfortable to add two wins to their tally. S Smith/Hyslop got their first victory on the board in the afternoon, edging out an 8-5 result over Mackintosh/Logan.
Day 2 in Section D culminated in a high-profile encounter between Duff/McMillan and Morrison/Brydone. Having both won in the morning, beating Bousie/Waddell and Davis/Keron respectively, they went into the fixture hungry for more and the scores were even after seven ends. A three-points score in the eighth proved decisive for Duff/McMillan who remained unbeaten. M Smith/McFadzean played a solid Day 2, taking wins over Jackson/Waddell and Davis/Keron to sit nicely in a play-off position. Jackson/Waddell got their retaliation in the afternoon when they narrowly beat Bousie/Waddell on six points to five.
ROUND ROBIN DAY 1
Sophie Sinclair kept her momentum from last week’s Scottish Championships going and got her mixed doubles campaign alongside Ross Whyte off to a flying start. Powering to a comprehensive 10-3 win over Vicky Wright/Greg Drummond in the morning, the duo followed up with an 8-0 victory over Lucy Blair/Struan Carson. Sitting level on top of Section A, Holly Wilkie-Milne/Gregor Cannon too went through Day 1 undefeated, beating Eilidh Yeats/Blair Haswell 13-5 before seeing off Rachel Dakers/Harry Gow 10-3. Wright/Drummond and Blair/Carson are still well within contention sitting on one win and one loss each while Yeats/Haswell and Daker/Gow are still waiting for their first victory.
Eve Muirhead/Bobby Lammie are the only undefeated team in Section B, having secured wins over Katie McMillan/Mark Watt and Amy MacDonald/Gavin Barr. The table is tight already with four teams sitting level on 1-1 as McMillan/Watt bounced back with a win over Lisa Davie/Duncan Menzies, themselves winners over Beth Farmer/Ross Paterson, while MacDonald/Barr had opened their campaign beating Joanna Sutherland/Adam MacDiarmid in the morning session. Sutherland/MacDiarmid are still waiting for their first win, having lost out to Farmer/Paterson in the afternoon.
Mixed doubles Olympians Jen Dodds/Bruce Mouat showed that they are in Perth to defend their Scottish title with two wins on Day 1, seeing off Gina Aitken/Euan Kyle and Emma Barr/Angus Bryce. However, the biggest challenge in Section C so far came from Fay Henderson/James Craik. Scottish Junior Champions respectively, the duo comfortably beat Susie Smith/Scott Hyslop in the morning and followed up with a comprehensive win over Alex Mackintosh/Lewis Logan in the afternoon. Both S Smith/Hyslop and Mackintosh/Logan are yet to secure a victory, having also lost out to Aitken/Kyle and Barr/Bryce respectively on Day 1.
Sophie Jackson, playing alongside Kyle Waddell, started her campaign by edging out teammate and fellow newly crowned Scottish champion Rebecca Morrison, paired up with Robin Brydone, 7-5 with a decisive deuce in the final end. While Jackson/Waddell continued on winning ways, seeing off Holly Davis/Adam Keron, Morrison/Brydone had a difficult start to the competition, losing out to Kirstin Bousie/Craig Waddell by a single point. The only other undefeated team is Hailey Duff/Hammy McMillan who beat Davis/Keron in the morning and ended their day with a hard-fought win over Mili Smith/Duncan McFadzean. Smith/McFadzean themselves had started the competition with a 7-5 triumph over Bousie/Waddell, meaning two teams each are sitting 2-0, 1-1, and 0-2 in Section D.
2022 SCOTTISH CURLING MIXED DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2022 Scottish Curling Mixed Doubles Championship will be taking place from 3rd to 6th March at Dewars Centre in Perth. 24 teams – six each in four sections – will take to the ice and battle it out for the national title. Coming off the back of the Olympics and the 2022 Scottish Championships, the majority of the players are already in competitive spirit and will be looking to continue their success or find retaliation at the mixed doubles competition.
Fresh off securing the Scottish title, Sophie Sinclair is going for the double alongside Ross Whyte who continues his busy schedule following the Olympics and the Scottish Championships. Fellow Olympian Vicky Wright will also be competing in Section A alongside Olympic mixed doubles coach Greg Drummond and is looking for domestic silverware after the Beijing gold medal success. Having taken the amateur’s trophy at the Scottish Championships, Lucy Blair is heading into the mixed doubles paired up with Struan Carson. Eilidh Yeats, who just missed out on a spot in the final on the weekend, is back on the ice alongside Blair Haswell who will face his teammate Gregor Cannon, teamed up with runner-up champion Holly Wilkie-Milne. Rachel Dakers & Harry Gow complete the field in Section A.
Eve Muirhead will take a break from skipping duties and tackle mixed doubles curling alongside sweeper-extraordinaire Bobby Lammie. Competing in Section B, the duo will face newly crowned Scottish Champion Ross Paterson who is teaming up with Beth Farmer. Team Paterson second Duncan Menzies is also back on the ice after securing the national title and will compete alongside Scottish women’s runner-up Lisa Davie. They will encounter teammate Katie McMillan, paired up with Mark Watt who skipped his rink to fourth last week, as well as Amy MacDonald who will play alongside Gavin Barr and will be seeking retaliation after just missing out on a spot in last weekend’s final. Two of the few players to not have competed in the Scottish championships, Joanna Sutherland & Adam MacDiarmid round out Section B.
Section C is headed by Mixed Doubles Olympians and Scottish title defenders Jen Dodds & Bruce Mouat. Fresh off a fourth place in Beijing, the duo will be looking to retain their title on home ice. A strong challenge will come from five-times Scottish Mixed Doubles champion Gina Aitken who is pairing up with Euan Kyle to retake the honours. Reigning Scottish Women’s and Men’s Junior Champions respectively, Fay Henderson and James Craik are joining forces to push for another title on their vitas. Having both narrowly missed out on a spot in the Scottish final, Susie Smith and Scott Hyslop are teaming up for the mixed doubles where they will face fellow third-place finisher Angus Bryce who will be playing alongside Emma Barr. Section C is completed by Alex Mackintosh, lining up with Lewis Logan.
Having just skipped her rink to Scottish Women’s Champions, Rebecca Morrison is teaming up with Robin Brydone to try do the double. Amongst her direct competitors is teammate Sophie Jackson who will be playing alongside fellow 2022 Scottish Champion Kyle Waddell and arrives in Perth with ambitions for silverware. Two Section D teams feature Team GB Olympians back on Scottish ice and looking for more medal success in Hailey Duff & Hammy McMillan and Mili Smith who is joining forces with Scottish runner-up Duncan McFadzean. Having just secured the Scottish title, Craig Waddell is tackling the mixed doubles alongside Kirstin Bousie while Holly Davis & Adam Keron, who both did not compete last week, will also be on the ice in Section D.
