 In 2006 the Mixed Pairs played Saturday to Monday, the first three days of the meet, with no other events underway.There were three qualifier and three final sessions with a consolation event ("Plate") during the last two sessions.Contemporary coverage lists 481 pairs in the qualifying stage; 182 in the final stage; 238 and 232 pairs in the two-session Plate on the third day, or almost 80% of the non-qualifiers.