CAMROSE, Alberta, December 17, 2008...The pairings for the Team Games and Mixed Doubles, Thursday and Friday at the Continental Cup, presented by Monsanto, were announced this afternoon.

2008 Continental Cup Schedule - Camrose, Alberta
All times local (MST) Eastern Time: + 2 hours
 
Thursday, December 18
Draw 1 - 8:30 am - Women's Team Games (eight ends) - 18 points
(Six points for a win, three points for a tie)

• Sheet A - N. America (S. Lawton) vs World (B. Wang)
• Sheet B - World (A. Norberg) vs N. America (J. Jones)
• Sheet C - N. America (D. McCormick) vs World (M. Ott)

Draw 2 - 1:00 pm - Mixed Doubles - 18 points
(Six points for a win, three points for a tie)

• Sheet A
  N. America (C. Brown & A. Pottinger) vs World (T. Nergård & A. Norberg)
• Sheet B                       
  World (C. Lindahl & T. Ulsrud) vs N. America (J. Jones & M. Kennedy)
• Sheet C
  N. America (K. Koe & C. Overton-Clapham) vs World (E. MacDonald & M. Ott)

Draw 3 - 7:00 pm - Men's Team Games (eight ends) – 18 points
(Six points for a win, three points for a tie)

• Sheet A - World (T. Ulsrud) vs N. America (K. Koe)
• Sheet B - N. America (K. Martin) vs World (F. Wang)
• Sheet C - World (D. Murdoch) vs N. America (C. Brown)

Friday, December 19
Draw 4 - 8:30 am - Women's Team Games (eight ends) - 18 points
(Six points for a win, three points for a tie)

• Sheet A - World (B. Wang) vs N. America (J. Jones)
• Sheet B - N. America (D. McCormick) vs World (A. Norberg)
• Sheet C - World (M. Ott) vs N. America (S. Lawton)

Draw 5 - 1:00 pm - Mixed Doubles  - 18 points
(Six points for a win, three points for a tie)

• Sheet A
  World (C. Schäfer & D. Murdoch) vs N. America (D. McCormick & R. Ruohonen)
• Sheet B
  N. America (C. Rycroft & S. Lawton) vs World (F. Wang & Y. Liu)
• Sheet C
  World (B. Wang & R. Liu) vs N. America (M. Kasner & J. Morris)

Draw 6 - 8:00 pm - Men's Team Games (eight ends) – 18 points
(Six points for a win, three points for a tie)

• Sheet A - N. America (K. Koe) vs World (D. Murdoch)
• Sheet B - World (T. Ulsrud) vs N. America (K. Martin)
• Sheet C - N. America (C. Brown) vs World (F. Wang)

The Saturday and Sunday pairings will be announced Friday afternoon.

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