Mixed Double Programme

6 december–8 december 2019

This tournament is the second leg in Nordic Mixed Doubles Curling Tour, a part of World Curling Tour.

Tournamnet fees: Bele Wranå Memorial WCT Elite: 1500SEK,  Bele Wranå Memorial Open: 1000SEK

Participating teams/pairs

Group A, WCT Elite

A1: Cecilia Fransson/Gustav Köhn, Sweden

A2: Johanna Heldin/Magnus Heldin, Sweden

A3: Vilma Åhlström/Arvid Norin. Sweden

A4: Dace Regza/Ansis Regza, Latvia

Group B, WCT Elite

B1: Adela Walczak/Andrzej Augustyniak, Poland

B2: Tilde Vermelin/Fabian Wingfors, Sweden

B3: Isabell Andersson/Simon Granbom, Sweden

B4: Marie Thurmann/Harri Lill, Estonia

Group C, BWM Open

C1: Nina Eklöf/Micke Andersson, Sweden

C2: Ingrid Meldahl/Patrik Helgstedt, Sweden

C3: Inga Norrbelius/Lars-Åke Linander, Sweden

C4: Mona Jensen/Morten Berger, Denmark

Group D, BWM Open

 D1: Ann Mari Jönsson/Henke Edlund, Sweden

D2: Sandra Wannfors/Henrik Alexander, Sweden

D3: Monika Wranå/Mats Wranå, Sweden

D4: Mari Wickström/Stefan Tjärnlund, Finland/Sweden

Time schedule and order of play 

Cafeteria

The cafeteria will be open during all the weekend. The cafeteria will offer different beverages as well as light food. There is a supermarket and many different restaurants within walking distance from the curling rink.

WCT and NMDCT points

Top 6 teams in WCT Elite will get WCT points.

All teams in both the WCT Elite and BWM Open will get NMDCT points.

Rules and tournament format

All games in the WCT Elite group stage are played over 8 ends and can end in a draw (i.e. no extra ends are played in the groups stage). Win; 2 points, draw; 1 point, loss; 0 points. All playoff games will be played until decided (i.e. extra ends if needed). The QF, SF, bronse and final will be played over 8 ends. 

All games in the BWM Open group stage are played over 6 ends and can end in a draw (i.e. no extra ends are played in the groups stage). Win; 2 points, draw; 1 point, loss; 0 points. All playoff games will be played until decided (i.e. extra ends if needed). The QF, SF, bronse and final will be played over 8 ends. 

16 teams are drawn into 4 groups (Two WCT Elite groups and two BWM Open groups) and each team will play 3 games in the group stage. 
Based on all group stage results a combined table, one for WCT Elite and one for BWM Open will be made where:  
Teams 1-2 are qualified for the semifinals. 
Teams 3-6 are qualified for the quarter finals. 

Teams 7-8 are relegated.

Ranking in the group stage is based on: 
1.    Most points. 
2.    Total (lowest) score in the LSD-draws.

The second round consists of; quarter final, semi-final and final. Losing teams in the quarter final are relegated. 

Before each group stage game each player is allowed one practice stone. Then each player will draw one stone each for LSD-measurement. The first one clockwise and the second one counter-clockwise. Teams with yellow stones practices and draws first. Lowest LSD score qualifies for the hammer in the first end. The practice and LSD start 5 minutes before the schedules game start. 

Stone colors for the groups stage are noted in the programme (first listed team plays yellow, second plays blue). For the playoffs, stone colors are assigned by the tournament management. Best ranked team after the group stage has the hammer in the playoff games.

The Swedish curling rules (”SCFs regler och tävlingsbestämmelser”) are applied unless otherwise stated (this includes the use of WCF approved sweeping equipment). Game timing will not be used during this tournament.

The top 4 teams in each part of the tournament will be awarded prize money as follows:

WCT Elite:                            BWM Open:

1^st 5000 SEK                          1^st 3500 SEK

2^nd 3000 SEK                          2^nd 1750 SEK

3^rd 2000 SEK                          3^rd 1250 SEK

4^th 1000 SEK                          4^th 750 SEK