Description of Mixed Doubles curling:
- Instead of playing in teams of four, mixed doubles curling is for teams of two players – one male and one female (no alternate is allowed).
- The game is played on the same sheets of ice as ‘traditional’ curling.
- Teams have only six stones each (instead of eight) – and one of those stones, from each team, is prepositioned on the centreline before each end of play starts.
- Order of play: – Player one – delivers the 1st and last stones and player two plays the 2nd 3rd and 4th stones. NB: the two players can swap positions from one end to the next if they choose.
- The sweeping can be done by both team members.
- Each team receives 46 minutes of playing time and games are fixed at 8 ends – compared to 73 minutes and 10 ends for ‘traditional’ curling.
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- Instead of playing in teams of four, mixed doubles curling is for teams of two players – one male and one female (no alternate is allowed).
- The game is played on the same sheets of ice as ‘traditional’ curling.
- Teams have only six stones each (instead of eight) – and one of those stones, from each team, is prepositioned on the centreline before each end of play starts.
- Order of play: – Player one – delivers the 1st and last stones and player two plays the 2nd 3rd and 4th stones. NB: the two players can swap positions from one end to the next if they choose.
- The sweeping can be done by both team members.
- Each team receives 46 minutes of playing time and games are fixed at 8 ends – compared to 73 minutes and 10 ends for ‘traditional’ curling.
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