World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event 2026–2027

• October 2, 2026
  Event date:
• October 8, 2026
  Event end:

Last call for the 2027 worlds

The World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event 2026–2027 is World Curling’s open-entry qualifier for member associations that have not yet secured a place at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship 2027. That championship is set for Lohja, Finland, on January 4–10, 2027, after World Curling moved the mixed doubles worlds into January as part of its calendar restructuring. The qualifier is played October 2–8, 2026, in Colorado, United States, leaving the successful nations three months to prepare for the trip to Finland.

Format and field

Twenty-six nations entered: Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chinese Taipei, England, France, Guyana, Hong Kong China, India, Ireland, Kenya, Latvia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Türkiye, Ukraine and the hosts, the United States.

The round robin leads into quarter-finals on October 7, with the semi-finals and medal games on October 8. The breadth of the entry list is a reminder of how far mixed doubles has spread, with nations from Africa, South America, Asia and the Caribbean lining up alongside established European programmes. A second qualifier, in Winnipeg in April 2027, will offer another route, but to the 2028 world championship.

Rock Creek Curling

Games are played at Rock Creek Curling in Lafayette, in the Denver metropolitan area. The dedicated curling facility has quickly built a reputation for strong events: it hosted the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for mixed doubles in February 2025, the first time those trials were held outside Minnesota, and co-hosted the Colorado Curling Cup with the Denver Curling Club in 2024. When awarding the trials, USA Curling highlighted the club’s ice, facilities and staff.

For fans, the week offers a rare chance to see such a wide range of curling nations together in the United States.

Tickets

No ticket or spectator information has been published for the event.

Regions

• United States

Location