2019 United States Men's Curling Championship

2019 United States
Men's Curling Championship
2019 United States  Men's Curling Championship
Host cityKalamazoo, Michigan
ArenaWings Event Center
DatesFebruary 9 - 16
WinnerMinnesota Team Shuster
Curling clubDuluth Curling Club, Duluth, Minnesota
SkipJohn Shuster
ThirdChris Plys
SecondMatt Hamilton
LeadJohn Landsteiner
FinalistMinnesota Rich Ruohonen
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The 2019 United States Men's Curling Championship was held from February 9 to 16 at the Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It was held in conjunction with the 2019 United States Women's Curling Championship.

Teams

Ten teams qualified to participate in the 2019 national championship.

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Steven Birklid Sam Galey Matt Birklid Nicholas Connolly Washington (state) Seattle, Washington
Todd Birr Greg Johnson Hunter Clawson Tom O'Connor Minnesota Blaine, Minnesota
Jed Brundidge Jordan Brown Evan Workin Cameron Rittenour Minnesota St Paul, Minnesota
Brandon Corbett Derek Corbett Evan Jensen Aaron Carlson New York (state) Rochester, New York
Scott Dunnam Cody Clouser Andrew Dunnam Daniel Dudt Pennsylvania Dresher, Pennsylvania
Korey Dropkin (fourth) Thomas Howell Mark Fenner (skip) Alex Fenson Minnesota Chaska, Minnesota
Greg Persinger (fourth) Rich Ruohonen (skip) Colin Hufman Phil Tilker Minnesota Chaska, Minnesota
John Shuster Chris Plys Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota
Chase Sinnett Trevor Marquardt Jonathon Harstad Eli Clawson Massachusetts Medfield, Massachusetts
Samuel Strouse John Paul Munich Andrew McDonald Ryan Elwing Michigan Midland, Michigan

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings[1]

Key
Teams to playoffs
Skip W L
Minnesota Rich Ruohonen 8 1
Minnesota John Shuster 8 1
Minnesota Todd Birr 6 3
Minnesota Mark Fenner 6 3
Washington (state) Steven Birklid 4 5
Pennsylvania Scott Dunnam 4 5
New York (state) Brandon Corbett 3 6
Massachusetts Chase Sinnett 3 6
Minnesota Jed Brundidge 2 7
Michigan Samuel Strouse 1 8

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (UTC−7)[1]

Draw 1

Saturday, February 9, 7:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Samuel Strouse 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X X X 2
John Shuster 🔨 3 0 0 0 0 4 2 X X X 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Scott Dunnam 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 X X X 9
Steven Birklid 🔨 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X X 1
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Chase Sinnett 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 6
Brandon Corbett 🔨 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jed Brundidge 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 X X 4
Mark Fenner 🔨 1 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 X X 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 X 5
Rich Ruohonen 🔨 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 X 9

Draw 2

Sunday, February 10, 8:00am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jed Brundidge 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X X 3
Rich Ruohonen 🔨 0 1 0 2 3 0 3 X X X 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brandon Corbett 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 3
Mark Fenner 🔨 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 X X 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 9
Scott Dunnam 🔨 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Steven Birklid 3 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 8
Samuel Strouse 🔨 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Shuster 🔨 1 2 1 1 0 3 X X X X 8
Chase Sinnett 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X X X 1

Draw 3

Sunday, February 10, 4:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Steven Birklid 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 6
Todd Birr 🔨 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Chase Sinnett 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 3 X 11
Jed Brundidge 🔨 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 X 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Rich Ruohonen 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 8
Mark Fenner 🔨 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Scott Dunnam 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 X X X 5
John Shuster 🔨 3 0 4 0 0 2 0 X X X 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Samuel Strouse 🔨 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 7
Brandon Corbett 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 8

Draw 4

Monday, February 11, 9:00am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Chase Sinnett 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 8
Mark Fenner 🔨 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr 🔨 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 X X 8
Samuel Strouse 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 X X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Steven Birklid 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 5
John Shuster 🔨 3 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 X 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Rich Ruohonen 🔨 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 5
Brandon Corbett 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 X 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Scott Dunnam 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 X 6
Jed Brundidge 🔨 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 2 2 X 10

Draw 5

Monday, February 11, 7:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brandon Corbett 🔨 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 4
Scott Dunnam 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Shuster 🔨 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 8
Rich Ruohonen 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Samuel Strouse 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 7
Jed Brundidge 🔨 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Todd Birr 🔨 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 6
Chase Sinnett 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Steven Birklid 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 X 8
Mark Fenner 🔨 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 X 6

Draw 6

Monday, February 12, 2:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Rich Ruohonen 🔨 3 1 0 2 3 0 X X X X 9
Samuel Strouse 0 0 1 0 0 1 X X X X 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Steven Birklid 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 6
Chase Sinnett 🔨 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Brandon Corbett 🔨 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 5
Todd Birr 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mark Fenner 🔨 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 7
Scott Dunnam 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jed Brundidge 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 5
John Shuster 🔨 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 6

Draw 7

Monday, February 13, 9:00am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr 0 3 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 1 11
Jed Brundidge 🔨 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mark Fenner 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 3 X X 9
John Shuster 🔨 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Scott Dunnam 🔨 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 6
Rich Ruohonen 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brandon Corbett 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 X 4
Steven Birklid 🔨 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 X 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Chase Sinnett 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 7
Samuel Strouse 🔨 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6

Draw 8

Monday, February 13, 7:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Scott Dunnam 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 6
Chase Sinnett 🔨 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jed Brundidge 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 6
Brandon Corbett 🔨 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mark Fenner 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 9
Samuel Strouse 🔨 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Shuster 3 0 0 6 0 X X X X X 9
Todd Birr 🔨 0 0 1 0 2 X X X X X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Rich Ruohonen 🔨 2 0 0 5 1 0 X X X X 8
Steven Birklid 0 1 0 0 0 1 X X X X 2

Draw 9

Monday, February 14, 4:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Shuster 1 2 1 5 X X X X X X 9
Brandon Corbett 🔨 0 0 0 0 X X X X X X 0
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Samuel Strouse 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 5
Scott Dunnam 🔨 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Jed Brundidge 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 9
Steven Birklid 🔨 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Chase Sinnett 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 X 6
Rich Ruohonen 🔨 2 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mark Fenner 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 7
Todd Birr 🔨 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4

Playoffs

Page playoff systemSemifinalFinal
1Minnesota Rich Ruohonen32Minnesota John Shuster8
2Minnesota John Shuster81Minnesota Rich Ruohonen4
1Minnesota Rich Ruohonen6
3Minnesota Todd Birr5
3Minnesota Todd Birr5
4Minnesota Mark Fenner4

1 vs. 2

Friday, February 15, 1:00pm ET[2]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota John Shuster 🔨 0 3 0 2 1 0 2 X X X 8
Minnesota Rich Ruohonen 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X X 3
Player percentages
Minnesota John Shuster Minnesota Rich Ruohonen
John Landsteiner76% Phil Tilker97%
Matt Hamilton78% Colin Hufman79%
Chris Plys97% Rich Ruohonen67%
John Shuster86% Greg Persinger64%
Total84% Total77%

3 vs. 4

Friday, February 15, 1:00pm ET[2]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Mark Fenner 🔨 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4
Minnesota Todd Birr 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 5
Player percentages
Minnesota Mark Fenner Minnesota Todd Birr
Alex Fenson73% Tom O'Connor88%
Mark Fenner66% Hunter Clawson67%
Thomas Howell83% Greg Johnson73%
Korey Dropkin74% Todd Birr77%
Total74% Total76%

Semifinal

Friday, February 15, 7:00pm ET[3]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Rich Ruohonen 🔨 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6
Minnesota Todd Birr 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5
Player percentages
Minnesota Rich Ruohonen Minnesota Todd Birr
Phil Tilker78% Tom O'Connor88%
Colin Hufman84% Hunter Clawson77%
Rich Ruohonen82% Greg Johnson76%
Greg Persinger89% Todd Birr81%
Total83% Total80%

Final

Saturday, February 16, 3:00 pm ET[4]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota John Shuster 🔨 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 X 8
Minnesota Rich Ruohonen 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 4
Player percentages
Minnesota John Shuster Minnesota Rich Ruohonen
John Landsteiner84% Phil Tilker92%
Matt Hamilton80% Colin Hufman74%
Chris Plys87% Rich Ruohonen80%
John Shuster97% Greg Persinger74%
Total87% Total80%

References

  1. 1 2 "USA Curling National Championships: Round-Robin". Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "USA Curling National Championships - Scores: PGs". CurlingZone. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  3. ↑ "USA Curling National Championships - Scores: SF". CurlingZone. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  4. ↑ "USA Curling National Championships: Scores". Retrieved March 15, 2019.