SASKATOON - The duo of Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant are the 2016 Canadian mixed doubles champions.

Peterman and Gallant downed the team of Laura Crocker and Geoff Walker 12-8 on Sunday in the championship draw and will now represent Canada at the upcoming world championship.

Peterman and Gallant trailed 8-6 after six ends, but scored a four in the seventh and two in the eighth to come out on top of the 32-pairing field that began play Thursday at Nutana Curling Club.

The champions earned their spot in the final by beating Emma Miskew and Ryan Fry 10-7 in the semifinal earlier Sunday. They went 9-1 overall, with their only loss happening against Jessie Kaufman and Brock Virtue in the round-robin portion of the tournament.

Crocker and Walker were a perfect 9-0 heading into the final, with a 10-6 semifinal victory over Marliese Kasner and Dustin Kalthoff earlier in the day.

Mixed doubles has been added to the Olympic program for the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. As a result, many top curlers from the traditional four-player game have added the discipline to their repertoire.

The mixed doubles world championship takes place from April 16-23 in Karlstad, Sweden. It will serve as the first qualifying event to determine the seven countries that will join host South Korea at the 2018 Games.