The 2013 United States Men's Curling Championship was held from February 9 to 16 at the Cornerstone Community Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It was held in conjunction with the 2013 United States Women's Curling Championship. The winning team represented the United States at the 2013 World Men's Curling Championship in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The championship also acted as a qualifier to the 2014 United States Olympic Curling Trials, awarding qualifying spots to the winners and runners-up of the championship.
Road to the Nationals
A total of ten teams qualified to participate in the men's national championship through the High Performance Program, through the World Curling Tour Order of Merit, or through a challenge round.
Teams Ten teams participated in the national championship. The teams are listed as follows: Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale Qualification method Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Ryan Brunt Bemidji, Minnesota High Performance Program team Heath McCormick Bill Stopera Martin Sather Dean Gemmell Matt Hames New York, New York High Performance Program team Chris Plys (fourth) Tyler George (skip) Richard Ruohonen Colin Hufman Duluth, Minnesota Order of Merit John Shuster Jeff Isaacson Jared Zezel John Landsteiner Duluth, Minnesota Order of Merit Craig Brown Kroy Nernberger Matt Hamilton Jon Brunt Madison, Wisconsin Challenge Round Greg Persinger Nicholas Myers Sean Murray Tim Gartner Fairbanks, Alaska Challenge Round Ryan Lemke Nate Gebert John Lilla Casey Konopacky Medford, Wisconsin Challenge Round Brady Clark Sean Beighton Darren Lehto Philip Tilker Steve Lundeen Seattle, Washington Challenge Round Mike Farbelow Kevin Deeren Kraig Deeren Mark Lazar St. Paul, Minnesota Challenge Round Todd Birr Doug Pottinger Greg Romaniuk Thomas O'Connor Kevin Birr Mankato, Minnesota Challenge Round
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to playoffsTeams to tiebreakers SkipWLPFPAEnds wonEnds LostBlank endsStolen endsShot pct. Tyler George 7 2 67 41 41 29 8 13 83% John Shuster 7 2 64 45 38 33 10 11 82% Brady Clark 5 4 57 52 40 32 6 10 75% Pete Fenson 5 4 50 56 33 38 11 6 79% Heath McCormick 5 4 59 43 36 27 10 11 78% Craig Brown 5 4 64 58 35 39 12 5 81% Mike Farbelow 5 4 56 55 36 30 8 12 77% Greg Persinger 3 6 38 60 27 37 9 3 72% Todd Birr 3 6 52 60 35 42 7 10 77% Ryan Lemke 0 9 35 75 25 39 11 6 74%
Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−6).
Draw 1 Saturday, February 9, 8:30 pm
Draw 2 Sunday, February 9, 12:00 pm
Draw 3 Sunday, February 9, 8:00 pm
Draw 4 Monday, February 10, 12:00 pm
Draw 5 Monday, February 10, 8:00 pm
Draw 6 Tuesday, February 11, 2:00 pm
Draw 7 Wednesday, February 12, 8:00 am
Draw 8 Wednesday, February 12, 4:00 pm
Draw 9 Thursday, February 13, 8:00 am
Tiebreakers
Thursday, February 14, 2:00 pm
Thursday, February 14, 8:00 pm
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Friday, February 14, 9:00 am
3 vs. 4 Friday, February 14, 9:00 am
Semifinal Friday, February 14, 8:00 pm
Final Saturday, February 15, 3:00 pm
References
External links
USA Curling Home