2018 United States Men's Curling Championship
The 2018 United States Men's Curling Championship was held from March 3 to 10 at the Scheels Arena in Fargo, North Dakota. It was held in conjunction with the 2018 United States Women's Curling Championship.
| 2018 United States Men's Curling Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Fargo, North Dakota |
| Arena | Scheels Arena |
| Dates | March 3–10 |
| Winner |  Team Persinger |
| Curling club | Granite CC, Seattle, Washington |
| Skip | Greg Persinger |
| Third | Rich Ruohonen |
| Second | Colin Hufman |
| Lead | Philip Tilker |
| Finalist |  Heath McCormick |
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| Events at the 2018 United States National Curling Championships | ||
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| Tournament | ||
| men | women | |
Teams
Ten teams qualified to participate in the 2018 national championship.[1]
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Birr | John Benton | Hunter Clawson | Tom O'Connor | Blaine, Minnesota |
| Pete Fenson | Shawn Rojeski | Mark Fenner | Alex Fenson | Bemidji, Minnesota |
| Heath McCormick | Chris Plys | Korey Dropkin | Tom Howell | Blaine, Minnesota |
| Greg Persinger | Rich Ruohonen | Colin Hufman | Phil Tilker | Seattle, Washington |
| Jed Brundidge | Jordan Brown | Evan Workin | Cameron Rittenour |  Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| Alex Leichter | Martin Sather | Chris Bond | Jared Wydysh |  Boston, Massachusetts |
| Sean Beighton (Fourth) | Kroy Nernberger (Skip) | Derrick McLean | Quinn Evenson | Blaine, Minnesota |
| Scott Dunnam | Cody Clouser | Trevor Host | Ethan Meyers |  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Nicholas Connolly | Chase Sinnett | Andrew McDonald | Andrew Dunnam | Seattle, Washington |
| Tucker Smith | Kyle Kakela | Timothy Hodek | Will Pryor |  Bismarck, North Dakota |
Round robin standings
Final round robin standings[2]
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to playoffs | |
| Teams to tiebreakers | |
| Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Heath McCormick | 8 | 1 |
| Greg Persinger | 8 | 1 |
| Todd Birr | 6 | 3 |
| Kroy Nernberger | 5 | 4 |
| Jed Brundidge | 5 | 4 |
| Nicholas Connolly | 4 | 5 |
| Pete Fenson | 4 | 5 |
| Alex Leichter | 3 | 6 |
| Scott Dunnam | 1 | 8 |
| Tucker Smith | 1 | 8 |
Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time.
Draw 1
Saturday, March 03, 4:30pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Jed Brundidge | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
Greg Persinger  |
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Alex Leichter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pete Fenson |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Heath McCormick |
4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 11 |
| Scott Dunnam | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Todd Birr |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Kroy Nernberger | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Tucker Smith |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Nicholas Connolly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Draw 2
Sunday, March 04, 8:00am
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Todd Birr |
1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Nicholas Connolly | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Scott Dunnam | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Kroy Nernberger |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Tucker Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | X | 10 |
| Alex Leichter |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Pete Fenson |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Jed Brundidge | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Greg Persinger |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | X | X | 8 |
| Heath McCormick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
Draw 3
Sunday, March 04, 4:00pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Pete Fenson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 6 |
| Tucker Smith |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | X | X | 1 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Heath McCormick |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 6 |
| Todd Birr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Nicholas Connolly | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Kroy Nernberger |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Alex Leichter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Greg Persinger |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Jed Brundidge |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Scott Dunnam | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Draw 4
Monday, March 05, 10:00am
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Heath McCormick |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Kroy Nernberger | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Tucker Smith |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Jed Brundidge | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Pete Fenson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Greg Persinger |
1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Nicholas Connolly |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | X | 7 |
| Scott Dunnam | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Alex Leichter |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | X | X | X | X | X | 8 |
| Todd Birr | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | 1 |
Draw 5
Monday, March 05, 7:00pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Scott Dunnam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Alex Leichter |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Greg Persinger |
5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | X | X | 10 |
| Nicholas Connolly | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Jed Brundidge |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | X | X | X | 8 |
| Todd Birr | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | 3 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Tucker Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
| Heath McCormick |
1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Pete Fenson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Kroy Nernberger |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | X | 8 |
Draw 6
Tuesday, March 06, 12:00pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Nicholas Connolly |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jed Brundidge | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Pete Fenson | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Heath McCormick |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Scott Dunnam |
1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Tucker Smith | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Kroy Nernberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alex Leichter |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Todd Birr |
1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Greg Persinger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Draw 7
Tuesday, March 06, 8:00pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Tucker Smith |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
| Todd Birr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | X | X | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Kroy Nernberger |
0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Greg Persinger | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Alex Leichter |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 4 |
| Nicholas Connolly | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Scott Dunnam |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Pete Fenson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | X | 10 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Heath McCormick | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | X | X | X | X | 10 |
| Jed Brundidge |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 3 |
Draw 8
Wednesday, March 07, 12:00pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Alex Leichter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
| Heath McCormick |
2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | X | X | 9 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Todd Birr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Scott Dunnam |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Kroy Nernberger |
1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | X | 9 |
| Jed Brundidge | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Greg Persinger |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 7 |
| Tucker Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Nicholas Connolly | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Pete Fenson |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Draw 9
Wednesday, March 07, 8:00pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Greg Persinger |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 6 |
| Scott Dunnam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | X | X | X | 2 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Jed Brundidge |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | X | X | X | 8 |
| Alex Leichter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 3 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Todd Birr |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 10 |
| Pete Fenson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Heath McCormick |
0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 8 |
| Nicholas Connolly | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Kroy Nernberger |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Tucker Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Playoffs
| Page playoff system | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Heath McCormick |
4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Greg Persinger |
8 | 2 | Greg Persinger |
7 | ||||||||
| 1 | Heath McCormick |
8 | 1 | Heath McCormick |
5 | ||||||||
| 3 | Todd Birr |
1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Todd Birr |
7 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Kroy Nernberger |
6 | |||||||||||
1 vs. 2
Thursday, March 8, 8:00pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Greg Persinger |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Heath McCormick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team Persinger |
Team McCormick | ||
| Phil Tilker | 88% | Thomas Howell | 96% |
| Colin Hufman | 91% | Korey Dropkin | 79% |
| Rich Ruohonen | 97% | Christopher Plys | 72% |
| Greg Persinger | 97% | Heath McCormick | 80% |
| Total | 93% | Total | 82% |
3 vs. 4
Thursday, March 8, 8:00pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Todd Birr |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Kroy Nernberger | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team Birr |
Team Nernberger | ||
| Tom O'Connor | 89% | Quinn Evenson | 100% |
| Hunter Clawson | 89% | Derrick McLean | 88% |
| John Benton | 70% | Kroy Nernberger | 95% |
| Todd Birr | 86% | Sean Beighton | 84% |
| Total | 83% | Total | 92% |
Semifinal
Friday, March 9, 7:00pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Heath McCormick |
2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | X | X | X | X | X | 8 |
| Todd Birr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | 1 |
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team McCormick |
Team Birr | ||
| Thomas Howell | 93% | Tom O'Connor | 74% |
| Korey Dropkin | 78% | Hunter Clawson | 84% |
| Christopher Plys | 100% | John Benton | 83% |
| Heath McCormick | 97% | Todd Birr | 49% |
| Total | 92% | Total | 72% |
Final
Saturday, March 10, 5:00 pm CT[3]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Greg Persinger |
0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Heath McCormick |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team Persinger |
Team McCormick | ||
| Philip Tilker | 93% | Thomas Howell | 85% |
| Colin Hufman | 83% | Korey Dropkin | 82% |
| Rich Ruohonen | 90% | Chris Plys | 71% |
| Greg Persinger | 81% | Heath McCormick | 74% |
| Total | 87% | Total | 78% |
References
- "2018 USA Curling Nationals Teams". USA Curling. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- "Round Robin Standings". Curling Zone. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- "Linescores". Curling Zone. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
External links
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