The 2010 United States Curling Men's Championships were held in Kalamazoo, Michigan from March 6 to 13. The 54th edition of the United States Curling Men's Championships was held alongside the 2010 Women's Nationals. Teams could qualify through three different methods. John Shuster's team qualified through the first method by virtue of being the defending champions. Next, teams could qualify by finishing in the top spots of their respective regional championships. The final method of qualification came in a Nationals Playdown where the teams that placed between 2nd and 4th in their regional qualifications compete for the final three spots.
On Friday, February 27, 2010 it was revealed on the USA Network broadcast that John Shuster's team had elected to withdraw from the National Championships. The team skipped by Wes Johnson replaced them.
The winning team represented the United States at the 2010 Capital One World Men's Curling Championship.
Teams The teams are listed as follows: SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateLocale Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Tyler George Bemidji, Minnesota Todd Birr Paul Pustovar Tom O'Connor Kevin Birr Mankato, Minnesota Blake Morton Marcus Fonger Tommy Juszczyk Calvin Weber Mark Hartman McFarland, Wisconsin Craig Brown Rich Ruohonen Zach Jacobson Pete Annis Madison, Wisconsin Matt Stevens Cody Stevens Bob Liapis Jeff Breyen Bemidji, Minnesota Matt Hames Bill Stopera Martin Sather Dean Gemmell Buffalo, New York Kevin Kakela Chad Carlson Ryan Lagasse Todd Ussatis Rolla, North Dakota Bryan Wight Michael Moore Joey Bonfoey Mark Lazar Kevin Deeren Canandaigua, New York Mike Farbelow Eric Fenson Nick Myers Jeff Puleo Mark Willmert Minneapolis, Minnesota Wes Johnson Leon Romaniuk Paul Lyttle Richard Maskel Snohomish, Washington
Round robin standings Skip W L Pete Fenson 6 3 Mike Farbelow 6 3 Matt Stevens 6 3 Matt Hames 6 3 Wes Johnson 5 4 Craig Brown 5 4 Todd Birr 4 5 Kevin Kakela 3 6 Blake Morton 3 6 Bryan Wight 1 8
Tiebreakers Thursday, March 11, 8:00 pm
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 game Friday, March 12, 12:00 pm
3 vs. 4 game Friday, March 12, 12:00 pm
Semifinal Friday, March 12, 8:00 pm
Championship final Saturday, March 13, 3:00 pm
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