2012 United States Men's Curling Championship – Qualification

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Qualification for the 2012 United States Men's Curling Championship took place in two rounds in January at various locations throughout the nation. The number of entrants to the national championships was cut down to eleven teams through a playdown system of regional qualifiers and a challenge round.

Qualification system

As with last year, teams qualified for the men's nationals either by qualifying automatically as one of the top two teams on the World Curling Tour Order of Merit, by qualifying through a regional qualifier, or by qualifying through the challenge round. The two teams that qualified automatically to the championships were chosen based on the Order of Merit upon the conclusion of the Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel.[1] This year, the teams were those skipped by Tyler George and Craig Brown.[2] The other eight spots in the nationals were awarded as follows: five were awarded to the top finishers in the regional qualifiers, and three were awarded to the top finishers in the challenge round.[1]

The qualification rounds were all held with the double knockout provision in place. The double knockout provision states that a team is eliminated from qualifying for the nationals if the team has at least two losses in their win-loss record. If there are teams with less than two losses, they will play each other until the number of teams still able to qualify matches the number of qualification spots available.

Regional qualifiers

The qualifiers were held from January 4 to 8 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Seattle, Washington, Grand Forks, North Dakota, and Laurel, Maryland, given that at least five teams sign up at each qualifier. If there were less than five teams signed up at any site, the qualifier at that site would have been cancelled, and teams could either be moved to an alternate site or cancel their registration. Qualifiers with more than ten teams would have been held in a knockout format, and qualifiers with less than ten teams would have been held in a round robin format. Each qualifier site was awarded one or more qualification spots to the nationals based on the strength of field at each qualifier site.[1] The strength of field of each team was calculated using Order of Merit points, past participation in national championships and world championships, and final ranks at past national championships. In total, five teams qualified from the four regional qualifiers, and eight teams moved from the qualifiers to the challenge round. This year, the teams that qualified from the regional qualifiers were those skipped by Heath McCormick, Wes Johnson, John Shuster, Owen Sampson, and Blake Morton.

Challenge round

The top eight finishers from the regional qualifiers that did not qualify for the nationals were invited to play in the challenge round, which were held from January 19 to 22 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Two other teams that were not qualified to either the nationals or the challenge round were then invited based on their Order of Merit points. If a team qualifying to the challenge round through a regional qualifier declined its invitation, the spot would have been filled based on the Order of Merit. A maximum of ten teams could play at the challenge round.[1] The number of teams invited from each qualifier were determined using the strength of field system. The challenge round was played in a round robin format. At the conclusion of the round robin, the top three teams were chosen to qualify to the nationals. This year, those teams were those skipped by Eric Fenson, Mike Farbelow, and Todd Birr.

Regional qualifiers

All four qualifiers were held at their respective locations from January 4 to 8. A total of 39 teams registered to participate in the regional qualifiers. Of these teams, three teams qualified directly to the nationals without participation in the qualifying rounds. The rink skipped by Pete Fenson did not have to participate in the qualifiers due to their participation on behalf of the United States at the 2012 USA-Brazil Challenge. Two teams, skipped by Tyler George and Craig Brown, qualified directly to the nationals by virtue of their Order of Merit rankings. If Fenson was one of the top two ranked Order of Merit teams, there would only have been one other team qualifying directly to the nationals via Order of Merit, but Fenson was not one of the top two ranked Order of Merit teams, so the top two ranked teams qualified directly to the nationals.

Participating teams

The following is a list of all teams registered to participate in the regional qualifiers.[3] The teams skipped by Pete Fenson, Craig Brown, and Tyler George qualified automatically, and as such did not need to participate in the qualifying rounds.[2]

Key
Teams Directly to Nationals
Teams to challenge round
Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale
Laurel Qualifier
Joe Calabrese Michael Mengel Jason Sethi Brian Anderson Fairport, New York
Brandon Corbett Sean Murray Mark Mooney Mike Graziano Rochester, New York
Brian Damon Michael Stefanik Peter Drechsler Arthur Merkley Schenectady, New York
Brian Galebach Richard Ashford Brandon Kiraly Eric Clawson Columbia, Maryland
Matt Holtwick Benjamin Levy Nik Geller Philip Wolf Elyria, Ohio
Heath McCormick William Stopera Martin Sather Dean Gemmell New York, New York
Clark Raven Jeff Pulli Jason Scott Christopher Lopez Rochester, New York
Derek Surka Alex Leichter Bryan Fink Jared Wydysh New Haven, Connecticut
Richard Van Cuyck Scott Parmelee Joshua Ozarowsky Tristan Mondy Aaron Crawley Fairport, New York
Seattle Qualifier
Sean Beighton Andrew Ernst Samuel Galey MacAllan Guy Seattle, Washington
Benjamin Guzman Doug Schaak Charles Taggart Christopher Rimple Seattle, Washington
Wes Johnson Brady Clark Darren Lehto Steve Lundeen Seattle, Washington
Doug Kauffman Paul Lyttle Liam Barksdale John Rasmussen Seattle, Washington
Christopher Pleasants Zachary Radmer Jon Chartrand Richard Burmeister Seattle, Washington
Grand Forks Qualifier
Ryan Berg Mitch Oakland Al Gulseth Jordan Brown West Fargo, North Dakota
Todd Birr Greg Romaniuk Doug Pottinger Thomas O'Connor Kevin Birr Mankato, Minnesota
Scott Brown Evan Workin Braden Burckhard Ryan Westby Fargo, North Dakota
Joey Erjavec Steven Gebauer Daniel Ruehl Marty Jurek Noah Johnson
Eric Fenson Trevor Andrews Quentin Way Mark Lazar Bemidji, Minnesota
Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Ryan Brunt Bemidji, Minnesota
Tyler George Christopher Plys Rich Ruohonen Aanders Brorson Duluth, Minnesota
Mark Haluptzok John Israelson Randy Hovet Jon Chandler Bemidji, Minnesota
Kevin Kakela Kurt Disher Kyle Kakela Pete Annis Rolla, North Dakota
Adam Kitchens Brandon Myhre Alex Kitchens Nathan Myhre Devils Lake, North Dakota
Bill Morehouse Cameron Delaney Joel Cooper Ash Nelson Utica, New York
Owen Sampson Ned Sampson Tucker Smith Kyle Young Edmore, North Dakota
John Shuster Zach Jacobson Jared Zezel John Landsteiner Duluth, Minnesota
Jason Smith Jeffrey Isaacson Aaron Wald Connor McLeod Fort Myers, Florida
Matt Stevens Cody Stevens Robert Liapis Jeff Breyen Bemidji, Minnesota
Peter Stolt Jerod Roland Brad Caldwell Erik Ordway St. Paul, Minnesota
Green Bay Qualifier
Josh Bahr Chris Bond John Muller Atticus Wallace Bemidji, Minnesota
Ryan Lemke (fourth) John Benton (skip) John Lilla Steve Day Medford, Wisconsin
Joey Bonfoey Joel Dietz Matt Carlson Ted Trolson Duluth, Minnesota
Craig Brown Kroy Nernberger Matt Hamilton Derrick Casper Madison, Wisconsin
Mike Farbelow Kevin Deeren Kraig Deeren Tim Solin Minneapolis, Minnesota
Blake Morton Marcus Fonger Tommy Juszczyk Calvin Weber McFarland, Wisconsin
Paul Pustovar Nicholas Myers Andrew Jukich Jeff Puleo Harold Rutan Hibbing, Minnesota
Matt Rudig Dan Wiza Jeff Kuemmel Michael Krajewski Madison, Wisconsin
Greg Wilson David Brown Jeremy Roe Richard Maskel Vernon Hills, Illinois

Laurel qualifier

The Laurel qualifier was held at the Potomac Curling Club in Laurel, Maryland. It was held in a round robin format. At the conclusion of the round robin, the top team qualified directly to the Nationals, and the second-ranked team qualified to the challenge round.[4] The team skipped by Heath McCormick qualified directly to the Nationals,[2] and the team skipped by Derek Surka qualified to the challenge round.[5]

Standings

Round-robin results

Draw 1

Thursday, January 5, 2:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brian Galebach 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 X 4
Joe Calabrese 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 5 X 14
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Heath McCormick 3 2 1 1 0 3 X X X X 10
Richard Van Cuyck 0 0 0 0 2 0 X X X X 2
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Clark Raven 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 5
Derek Surka 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 6
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Matt Holtwick 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 X 5
Brandon Corbett 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 1 X 9
Draw 2

Thursday, January 5, 7:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brandon Corbett 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 3
Clark Raven 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 X 6
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Brian Galebach 2 0 4 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 11
Matt Holtwick 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 10
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Heath McCormick 0 1 0 3 2 0 6 X X X 12
Brian Damon 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X X 4
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Derek Surka 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 5
Richard Van Cuyck 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 7
Draw 3

Friday, January 6, 9:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brian Damon 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 X 6
Brian Galebach 2 2 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 X 11
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Joe Calabrese 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 X 4
Brandon Corbett 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 X 7
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Derek Surka 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 1 0 X 8
Matt Holtwick 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 5
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Heath McCormick 0 3 0 5 0 1 0 X X X 9
Clark Raven 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 X X X 5
Draw 4

Friday, January 6, 2:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Derek Surka 0 0 2 0 1 0 X X X X 3
Brandon Corbett 3 2 0 2 0 2 X X X X 9
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Matt Holtwick 1 0 1 0 1 0 X X X X 3
Heath McCormick 0 2 0 3 0 4 X X X X 9
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brian Galebach 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 X 7
Richard Van Cuyck 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brian Damon 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 1 X 8
Joe Calabrese 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 3
Draw 5

Friday, January 6, 7:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Heath McCormick 0 1 0 3 2 3 X X X X 9
Joe Calabrese 1 0 1 0 0 0 X X X X 2
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Richard Van Cuyck 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X X 2
Clark Raven 1 0 1 2 0 2 5 X X X 11
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brian Damon 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
Derek Surka 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 6
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brandon Corbett 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 X X 7
Brian Galebach 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 2
Draw 6

Saturday, January 7, 9:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Brandon Corbett 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 4
Brian Damon 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 5
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Derek Surka 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 7
Brian Galebach 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 6
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Joe Calabrese 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 5 X 10
Clark Raven 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Richard Van Cuyck 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 4
Matt Holtwick 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 X 7
Draw 7

Saturday, January 7, 2:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Joe Calabrese 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 8
Matt Holtwick 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 7
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Clark Raven 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 6
Brian Damon 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 7
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Richard Van Cuyck 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X X X 2
Brandon Corbett 2 0 2 3 0 2 X X X X 9
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brian Galebach 0 2 0 0 0 X X X X X 2
Heath McCormick 2 0 3 2 2 X X X X X 9
Draw 8

Saturday, January 7, 7:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Derek Surka 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 5
Heath McCormick 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 7
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Richard Van Cuyck 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X X 3
Joe Calabrese 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 3 X X 10
Sheet 3 Final
Clark Raven NP
Brian Galebach NP
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Matt Holtwick 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 X X 4
Brian Damon 2 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 X X 8
Draw 9

Saturday, January 7, 9:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brian Damon 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 X 8
Richard Van Cuyck 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 X 5
Sheet 2 Final
Matt Holtwick NP
Clark Raven NP
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brandon Corbett 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 6
Heath McCormick 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 9
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Derek Surka 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 7
Joe Calabrese 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 X X 2

Tiebreakers

Round 1 Round 2
Brandon Corbett 5
Derek Surka 11 Derek Surka 6
Brian Damon 6
Round 1

Sunday, January 8, 2:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Derek Surka 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 5 X X 11
Brian Damon 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 X X 6
Round 2

Sunday, January 8, 7:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brandon Corbett 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 5
Derek Surka 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 6

Seattle qualifier

The Seattle qualifier was held at the Granite Curling Club in Seattle, Washington. It was held in a round robin format. At the conclusion of the round robin, the top team qualified directly to the Nationals, and the second-ranked team qualified to the challenge round.[4] The team skipped by Wes Johnson qualified directly to the Nationals,[2] while the team skipped by Sean Beighton qualified to the challenge round.[5]

Standings

Round-robin results

Draw 1

Thursday, January 5, 7:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wes Johnson 4 0 4 0 0 2 X X X X 10
Doug Kauffman 0 1 0 2 1 0 X X X X 4
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Sean Beighton 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 1 X X 9
Christopher Pleasants 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 3
Draw 2

Friday, January 6, 1:00 pm

Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wes Johnson 2 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 X X 9
Benjamin Guzman 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 X X 4
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Doug Kauffman 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 8
Christopher Pleasants 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7
Draw 3

Friday, January 6, 7:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Christopher Pleasants 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 X X X 4
Wes Johnson 0 3 0 0 2 2 3 X X X 10
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Benjamin Guzman 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 4
Sean Beighton 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 X 8
Draw 4

Saturday, January 7, 9:00 am

Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Christopher Pleasants 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 X 8
Benjamin Guzman 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 2
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Doug Kauffman 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Sean Beighton 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 5
Draw 5

Saturday, January 7, 2:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Benjamin Guzman 0 1 0 2 3 0 2 1 0 X 9
Doug Kauffman 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 7
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Sean Beighton 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 6
Wes Johnson 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 7

Tiebreaker

The "tiebreaker" was played in accordance with the double knockout provision. Wes Johnson and Sean Beighton were the top two teams in the pool, and even though Johnson was undefeated, a deciding game needed to be held between Johnson and Beighton. Beighton had one loss (from losing to Johnson), and Johnson had none. If Beighton had won the tiebreaker, he and Johnson would have had one loss apiece, and would have needed to decide which team would advance to the nationals by playing another tiebreaker, which would have given one team two losses, therefore eliminating that team from the top spot. Johnson won this tiebreaker, so Beighton, with two losses, took second place.

Saturday, January 7, 7:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wes Johnson 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 6
Sean Beighton 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5

Grand Forks qualifier

The Grand Forks qualifier was held at the Grand Forks Curling Club in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It will be held in a triple knockout format. Two teams qualified directly to the Nationals, and four teams qualified to the challenge round.[4] The team skipped by John Shuster qualified directly to the Nationals by winning the A Event, and the team skipped by Owen Sampson qualified directly to the Nationals by winning the B Event.[2] Teams skipped by Eric Fenson, Peter Stolt, Ryan Berg, and Todd Birr qualified to the challenge round.[5]

Knockout brackets

A event

The qualifier in the A event will be qualified to participate in the Nationals.

First Knockout Quarterfinals Semifinals Qualifier 1
Mark Haluptzok 8
Owen Sampson 12 Owen Sampson 4
Todd Birr 9
Todd Birr 6
Kevin Kakela 10 Kevin Kakela 5
Scott Brown 8 Kevin Kakela 7
Eric Fenson Eric Fenson 0
Adam Kitchens Todd Birr 5
Peter Stolt 7 John Shuster 10
Bill Morehouse 5 Peter Stolt 3
John Shuster 9
John Shuster 8
Matt Stevens 4 Jason Smith 4
Ryan Berg 7 Ryan Berg 4
Jason Smith 9
B event

The qualifier in the B event will be qualified to participate in the Nationals.

Quarterfinals Semifinals To Pre-Qualifier
Owen Sampson 4
Owen Sampson 10 Jason Smith 3
Bill Morehouse 3 Owen Sampson 10
Matt Stevens 6 Eric Fenson 5
Eric Fenson 7
Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals To Pre-Qualifier
Ryan Berg 10
Kevin Kakela 7
Ryan Berg 11
Scott Brown 4 Adam Kitchens 3
Adam Kitchens 8 Ryan Berg 6
Peter Stolt 5
Mark Haluptzok 6
Peter Stolt 7
Pre-Qualifier Qualifier 2
Owen Sampson 6
Ryan Berg 3 Owen Sampson 8
Todd Birr 6
C event

All qualifiers in the C event will qualify to participate in the challenge round.

Semifinals Qualifier 1
1 Kevin Kakela 2
2 Adam Kitchens 3 Eric Fenson 6
3 Eric Fenson 8
Qualifier 2
   
1 Jason Smith 6
2 Peter Stolt 9
Semifinals Qualifier 3
1 Ryan Berg 9
2 Matt Stevens 11 Matt Stevens 3
3 Mark Haluptzok 8
Semifinals Qualifier 4
1 Todd Birr 9
2 Steve Brown 8 Bill Morehouse 2
3 Bill Morehouse 9

Knockout results

Draw 1

Thursday, January 5, 7:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Peter Stolt 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 7
Bill Morehouse 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Kevin Kakela 3 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 10
Scott Brown 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 8
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Matt Stevens 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 4
Ryan Berg 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 X 7
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mark Haluptzok 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 8
Owen Sampson 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 5 12
Draw 2

Friday, January 6, 9:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Owen Sampson 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X 4
Todd Birr 0 2 2 0 4 0 1 X X X 9
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ryan Berg 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 X X 4
Jason Smith 0 3 0 2 0 0 4 0 X X 9
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Eric Fenson 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 X X 9
Adam Kitchens 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 4
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Peter Stolt 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X 3
John Shuster 0 2 2 0 4 0 1 X X X 9
Draw 3

Friday, January 6, 2:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Scott Brown 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 4
Adam Kitchens 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 X 8
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Owen Sampson 3 0 1 3 0 3 X X X X 10
Bill Morehouse 0 1 0 0 2 0 X X X X 3
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Kevin Kakela 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 X X X 7
Eric Fenson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X X 0
Draw 4

Friday, January 6, 7:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Matt Stevens 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 6
Eric Fenson 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 7
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mark Haluptzok 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 6
Peter Stolt 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 7
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ryan Berg 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 4 X X 11
Adam Kitchens 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X X 3
Draw 5

Saturday, January 7, 9:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Shuster 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 X 8
Jason Smith 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 4
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6
Kevin Kakela 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 5
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ryan Berg 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 6
Peter Stolt 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 5
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Owen Sampson 0 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 3 X 10
Eric Fenson 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 5
Draw 6

Saturday, January 7, 2:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Owen Sampson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4
Jason Smith 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 X 5
John Shuster 2 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 2 X 10
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ryan Berg 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 3 1 10
Kevin Kakela 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 7
Draw 7

Saturday, January 7, 7:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Owen Sampson 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 X 6
Ryan Berg 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 3
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Steve Brown 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 8
Bill Morehouse 1 1 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 9
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Adam Kitchens 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X X 3
Eric Fenson 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 X X 8
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Matt Stevens 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 3 11
Mark Haluptzok 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 8
Draw 8

Sunday, January 8, 9:00 am

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 6
Owen Sampson 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 8
Draw 9

Sunday, January 8, 2:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jason Smith 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 6
Peter Stolt 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 9
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Kevin Kakela 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X X 2
Eric Fenson 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 X X X 6
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ryan Berg 0 3 0 4 0 1 0 1 X X 9
Matt Stevens 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X X 3
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr 2 3 0 4 X X X X X X 9
Bill Morehouse 0 0 2 0 X X X X X X 2

Green Bay qualifier

The Green Bay qualifier was held at the Green Bay Curling Club in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It was held in a round robin format. At the conclusion of the round robin, one team qualified directly to the Nationals, and two teams qualified to the challenge round.[4] The team skipped by Blake Morton qualified directly to the Nationals,[2] while the teams skipped by John Benton and Mike Farbelow qualified to the challenge round.[5]

Standings

Round-robin results

Draw 1

Thursday, January 5, 2:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Joey Bonfoey 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X X 1
Paul Pustovar 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 X X X 7
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Benton 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 7
Blake Morton 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 8
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mike Farbelow 1 1 3 4 3 X X X X X 12
Matt Rudig 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X X 0
Draw 2

Thursday, January 5, 7:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mike Farbelow 3 0 0 1 2 0 3 X X X 9
Blake Morton 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X X X 2
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Matt Rudig 0 0 2 0 1 0 X X X X 3
Paul Pustovar 4 1 0 4 0 2 X X X X 11
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
John Benton 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 7
Joey Bonfoey 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 9
Draw 3

Friday, January 6, 2:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Paul Pustovar 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
John Benton 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mike Farbelow 2 0 0 1 1 1 4 X X X 9
Joey Bonfoey 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X X X 1
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Matt Rudig 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 3
Blake Morton 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 2 X 9
Draw 4

Friday, January 6, 8:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Blake Morton 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 6
Joey Bonfoey 1 2 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 X 10
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Benton 0 0 0 3 3 3 X X X X 9
Matt Rudig 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X X X 1
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Paul Pustovar 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 8
Mike Farbelow 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 7
Draw 5

Saturday, January 7, 11:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Benton 0 3 0 3 1 0 3 X X X 10
Mike Farbelow 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X X 2
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Blake Morton 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 8
Paul Pustovar 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Joey Bonfoey 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
Matt Rudig 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 6

Tiebreakers

Round 1

Saturday, January 7, 4:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Blake Morton 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 7
Mike Farbelow 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Benton 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 X X 8
Paul Pustovar 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X X 2
Round 2

Saturday, January 7, 9:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Blake Morton 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 X 7
John Benton 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mike Farbelow 5 0 1 0 2 0 X X X X 8
Paul Pustovar 0 1 0 2 0 1 X X X X 4

Challenge round

The challenge round was held from January 19 to 22 at the Eau Claire Curling Club in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. A maximum of ten teams could compete in the challenge round, and three teams advanced to the nationals.[4] A maximum of eight teams from the qualifiers could compete in the challenge round, while a minimum of two teams were chosen based on their Order of Merit. The teams skipped by Eric Fenson, Mike Farbelow, and Todd Birr advanced to the nationals.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[5]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale Qualification Method
Ryan Lemke (fourth) John Benton (skip) John Lilla Steve Day Medford, Wisconsin Green Bay Qualifier
Mike Farbelow Kevin Deeren Kraig Deeren Tim Solin Minneapolis, Minnesota Green Bay Qualifier
Sean Beighton1 Andrew Ernst Samuel Galey MacAllan Guy Seattle, Washington Seattle Qualifier
Ryan Berg Mitch Oakland Al Gulseth Jordan Brown West Fargo, North Dakota Grand Forks Qualifier
Todd Birr Greg Romaniuk Doug Pottinger Thomas O'Connor Kevin Birr Mankato, Minnesota Grand Forks Qualifier
Eric Fenson Trevor Andrews Quentin Way Mark Lazar Bemidji, Minnesota Grand Forks Qualifier
Peter Stolt Jerod Roland Brad Caldwell Erik Ordway St. Paul, Minnesota Grand Forks Qualifier
Derek Surka Alex Leichter Chris Bond Jared Wydysh Bryan Fink New Haven, Connecticut Laurel Qualifier
Paul Pustovar Nicholas Myers Andrew Jukich Jeff Puleo Harold Rutan Hibbing, Minnesota Order of Merit
Sean Murray Scott Edie Mark Mooney Mike Graziano Brandon Corbett Rochester, New York Order of Merit
Notes
  1. ^ Beighton declined his berth to the challenge round.

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Skip W L
Eric Fenson 7 1
Mike Farbelow 6 2
Todd Birr 6 2
Derek Surka 5 3
John Benton 3 5
Paul Pustovar 3 5
Peter Stolt 2 5
Ryan Berg 2 6
Sean Murray 1 6

Round-robin results

Draw 1

Thursday, January 19, 2:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Benton 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 1 X 8
Peter Stolt 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 3
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Derek Surka 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X 2
Mike Farbelow 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 X X X 7
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ryan Berg 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 2
Todd Birr 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 1 X 7
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Eric Fenson 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 3 11
Paul Pustovar 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 8

Draw 2

Thursday, January 19, 7:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Sean Murray 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 8
Todd Birr 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 7
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Eric Fenson 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 X 8
John Benton 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 3
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Paul Pustovar 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4
Peter Stolt 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 5
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ryan Berg 1 0 1 0 3 0 X X X X 5
Mike Farbelow 0 2 0 5 0 7 X X X X 14

Draw 3

Friday, January 20, 9:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Peter Stolt 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6
Eric Fenson 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 7
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Paul Pustovar 2 1 0 2 0 2 3 X X X 10
Ryan Berg 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 X X X 4
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Sean Murray 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X 3
John Benton 0 0 3 0 2 0 3 X X X 8
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr 1 1 0 2 1 0 4 X X X 9
Derek Surka 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X X 2

Draw 4

Friday, January 20, 2:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ryan Berg 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
Derek Surka 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 7
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mike Farbelow 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
Peter Stolt 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 7
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 5
Eric Fenson 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 7
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Paul Pustovar 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 X 8
Sean Murray 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 X 4

Draw 5

Friday, January 20, 7:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 X X 7
Peter Stolt 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 X X 3
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ryan Berg 3 0 0 2 1 1 1 X X X 8
Sean Murray 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X X X 2
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Derek Surka 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 X 7
Paul Pustovar 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 5
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mike Farbelow 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 8
John Benton 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4

Draw 6

Saturday, January 21, 9:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mike Farbelow 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 X X 8
Paul Pustovar 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X 3
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Benton 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
Derek Surka 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 6
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Eric Fenson 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 X X X 7
Sean Murray 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X X X 2
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Peter Stolt 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 7
Ryan Berg 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 8

Draw 7

Saturday, January 21, 2:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Eric Fenson 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
Ryan Berg 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 5
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Sean Murray 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 X X 4
Mike Farbelow 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 2 X X 9
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Peter Stolt 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5
Derek Surka 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 6
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Benton 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 X 3
Todd Birr 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 X 6

Draw 8

Saturday, January 21, 7:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Derek Surka 2 1 0 1 0 5 X X X X 9
Sean Murray 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X X 2
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 3 X 9
Paul Pustovar 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Benton 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 7
Ryan Berg 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mike Farbelow 2 0 2 2 3 0 X X X X 9
Eric Fenson 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X X X 1

Draw 9

Sunday, January 22, 9:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Paul Pustovar 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 7
John Benton 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 6
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Derek Surka 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 8
Eric Fenson 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 2 10
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Mike Farbelow 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X X 3
Todd Birr 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 X X 8
Sheet 4 Final
Sean Murray NP
Peter Stolt NP

References

  1. ^ a b c d United States Curling Association. "2011–12 USCA Championships Rules and Procedures" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-12-15. Retrieved 2011-11-27.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Qualified teams, 2012 Nationals". USA Curling.
  3. ^ "Men's and Women's Playdown Teams" (PDF). 15 November 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Berth allocations announced for Men's qualifiers; schedules set". United States Curling Association.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Men's challenge round teams". USA Curling.
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