Feb 23, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 23, 2024
MEDIA ADVISORY
JAMAICA NATIONAL TEAM QUALIFICATION – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2024
Toronto, ON, Canada / Kingston, Jamaica – Curling Jamaica will be hosting national team qualifying games for the mixed doubles discipline on Saturday, February 24, 2024, at Dundas Valley Golf and Curling Club in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, beginning at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time).
Six teams of Curling Jamaica members will play in a mixed doubles tournament. The registered teams, in order of seeding, are:
1. Stephanie Chen / Justin Chen
2. Madeleine Spurgeon / Don Johnston
3. Margot Shepherd-Spurgeon / Andrew Walker
4. Theresa Chen / Ben Kong
5. Melanie Hoo-Fatt / Luke Samuels
6. Alexandra Marriott / Husani Blaze
The tournament will be a single knock-out format, with the top two seeds receiving a first-round bye.
The winning team will earn the right to represent Jamaica at the next World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event.
About Curling Jamaica: Curling Jamaica is the sole governing body of the winter sport of Curling in Jamaica, and currently operates in Ontario, Canada, with corporate registered head offices in Toronto, Ontario and Kingston, Jamaica. Players are based in Canada, Scotland and the United States.
For further information about Curling Jamaica, visit www.curlingjamaica.com
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For more information, please contact:
Ben Kong at ben.jamaicacurling@gmail.com or
Ian Robertson at president@curlingjamaica.com