2019 United States Men's Curling Championship
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.
| 2019 United States Men's Curling Championship | |
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| Host city | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| Arena | Wings Event Center |
| Dates | February 9 - 16 |
| Winner | |
| Curling club | Duluth Curling Club, Duluth, Minnesota |
| Skip | John Shuster |
| Third | Chris Plys |
| Second | Matt Hamilton |
| Lead | John Landsteiner |
| Finalist | |
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| Events at the 2019 United States National Curling Championships | ||
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| Tournament | ||
| men | women | |
Teams
Ten teams qualified to participate in the 2019 national championship.
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Birklid | Sam Galey | Matt Birklid | Nicholas Connolly | |
| Todd Birr | Greg Johnson | Hunter Clawson | Tom O'Connor | |
| Jed Brundidge | Jordan Brown | Evan Workin | Cameron Rittenour | |
| Brandon Corbett | Derek Corbett | Evan Jensen | Aaron Carlson | |
| Scott Dunnam | Cody Clouser | Andrew Dunnam | Daniel Dudt | |
| Korey Dropkin (fourth) | Thomas Howell | Mark Fenner (skip) | Alex Fenson | |
| Greg Persinger (fourth) | Rich Ruohonen (skip) | Colin Hufman | Phil Tilker | |
| John Shuster | Chris Plys | Matt Hamilton | John Landsteiner | |
| Chase Sinnett | Trevor Marquardt | Jonathon Harstad | Eli Clawson | |
| Samuel Strouse | John Paul Munich | Andrew McDonald | Ryan Elwing |
Round robin standings
Final round robin standings[1]
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to playoffs | |
| Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | |
| 8 | 1 | |
| 6 | 3 | |
| 6 | 3 | |
| 4 | 5 | |
| 4 | 5 | |
| 3 | 6 | |
| 3 | 6 | |
| 2 | 7 | |
| 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 system | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
1 vs. 2
Friday, February 15, 1:00pm ET[2]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | X | X | 8 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | 3 |
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| John Landsteiner | 76% | Phil Tilker | 97% |
| Matt Hamilton | 78% | Colin Hufman | 79% |
| Chris Plys | 97% | Rich Ruohonen | 67% |
| John Shuster | 86% | Greg Persinger | 64% |
| Total | 84% | Total | 77% |
3 vs. 4
Friday, February 15, 1:00pm ET[2]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Fenson | 73% | Tom O'Connor | 88% |
| Mark Fenner | 66% | Hunter Clawson | 67% |
| Thomas Howell | 83% | Greg Johnson | 73% |
| Korey Dropkin | 74% | Todd Birr | 77% |
| Total | 74% | Total | 76% |
Semifinal
Friday, February 15, 7:00pm ET[3]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Tilker | 78% | Tom O'Connor | 88% |
| Colin Hufman | 84% | Hunter Clawson | 77% |
| Rich Ruohonen | 82% | Greg Johnson | 76% |
| Greg Persinger | 89% | Todd Birr | 81% |
| Total | 83% | Total | 80% |
Final
Saturday, February 16, 3:00 pm ET[4]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 8 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Player percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| John Landsteiner | 84% | Phil Tilker | 92% |
| Matt Hamilton | 80% | Colin Hufman | 74% |
| Chris Plys | 87% | Rich Ruohonen | 80% |
| John Shuster | 97% | Greg Persinger | 74% |
| Total | 87% | Total | 80% |
References
- "USA Curling National Championships: Round-Robin". Retrieved 2019-03-15.
- "USA Curling National Championships - Scores: PGs". CurlingZone. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "USA Curling National Championships - Scores: SF". CurlingZone. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "USA Curling National Championships: Scores". Retrieved 2019-03-15.

