2025 United States Men's Curling Championship
| 2025 United States Men's Curling Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Duluth, Minnesota |
| Arena | Duluth Entertainment Convention Center |
| Dates | January 27 – February 2 |
| Winner | Team Dropkin |
| Curling club | Duluth CC, Duluth |
| Skip | Korey Dropkin |
| Third | Thomas Howell |
| Second | Andrew Stopera |
| Lead | Mark Fenner |
| Coach | Mark Lazar |
| Finalist | Daniel Casper |
« 2024 2026 » | |
The 2025 United States Men's Curling Championship was held from January 27 to February 2 at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center in Duluth, Minnesota.[1][2] The event was held in conjunction with the 2025 United States Women's Curling Championship. The winning Korey Dropkin rink represented the United States at the 2025 World Men's Curling Championship at Mosaic Place in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.[3] The winning team will also earn a berth into the 2025 United States Olympic Curling Trials.[1]
Qualification process
The following teams qualified to participate in the 2025 national championship:[4]
| Qualification | Berths | Qualifying Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 World Men's Curling Championship representative | 1 | John Shuster |
| 2025 World Junior Curling Championships representative | 1 | Wesley Wendling |
| WCF Team Ranking points leaders (September 25, 2024) | 2 | Korey Dropkin Daniel Casper |
| Qualifying Event (St. Paul Cash Spiel) | 2 | Scott Dunnam Chase Sinnett |
| WCF Year-to-date points leaders (December 26, 2024) | 2 | Ethan Sampson Timothy Hodek |
| TOTAL | 8 |
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[1][5]
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Casper | Luc Violette | Ben Richardson | Aidan Oldenburg | Rich Ruohonen | Chaska, Minnesota |
| Korey Dropkin | Thomas Howell | Andrew Stopera | Mark Fenner | Duluth, Minnesota | |
| Scott Dunnam | Cody Clouser | Lance Wheeler | Andrew Dunnam | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Timothy Hodek | Evan Workin | Josh Moore | Nathan Parry | Fargo, North Dakota | |
| Ethan Sampson | Coleman Thurston | Jacob Zeman | Marius Kleinas | Chaska, Minnesota | |
| John Shuster | Chris Plys | Colin Hufman | Matt Hamilton | John Landsteiner | Duluth, Minnesota |
| Samuel Strouse (Fourth) | Kevin Tuma | Chase Sinnett (Skip) | Connor Kauffman | Caden Hebert | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Wesley Wendling | Daniel Laufer | Nicholas Cenzalli | Shaheen Bassiri | Dylan Ciapka | Chaska, Minnesota |
Round robin standings
Final Round Robin Standings[6]
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs | |
| Teams to Tiebreaker | |
| Team | W | L | W–L | PF | PA | EW | EL | BE | SE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Casper | 7 | 0 | – | 54 | 30 | 32 | 23 | 3 | 7 |
| Korey Dropkin | 5 | 2 | 1–0 | 52 | 26 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 14 |
| John Shuster | 5 | 2 | 0–1 | 55 | 35 | 30 | 24 | 8 | 6 |
| Chase Sinnett | 3 | 4 | 1–0 | 42 | 50 | 28 | 29 | 4 | 7 |
| Ethan Sampson | 3 | 4 | 0–1 | 40 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 7 |
| Scott Dunnam | 2 | 5 | 1–0 | 40 | 60 | 26 | 33 | 1 | 4 |
| Timothy Hodek | 2 | 5 | 0–1 | 51 | 52 | 28 | 29 | 3 | 9 |
| Wesley Wendling | 1 | 6 | – | 20 | 61 | 15 | 34 | 7 | 2 |
Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Central Time (UTC−06:00).[7][8]
Draw 1
Monday, January 27, 7:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Casper | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | X | X | 9 |
| Wesley Wendling | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 2 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Hodek | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Ethan Sampson | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Shuster | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | X | X | 9 |
| Chase Sinnett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Dunnam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | X | X | X | 2 |
| Korey Dropkin | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 11 |
Draw 2
Tuesday, January 28, 2:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Sinnett | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Ethan Sampson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Wendling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 0 |
| Korey Dropkin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | X | X | X | X | 10 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Casper | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | X | X | 10 |
| Scott Dunnam | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Hodek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
| John Shuster | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 8 |
Draw 3
Wednesday, January 29, 8:00 am
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Shuster | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Daniel Casper | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Sampson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Scott Dunnam | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Hodek | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Korey Dropkin | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 7 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Wendling | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Chase Sinnett | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
Draw 4
Wednesday, January 29, 4:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korey Dropkin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | X | X | 8 |
| Chase Sinnett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Casper | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Timothy Hodek | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Wendling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ethan Sampson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Shuster | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | X | 11 |
| Scott Dunnam | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 |
Draw 5
Thursday, January 30, 10:00 am
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Hodek | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Scott Dunnam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Shuster | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | X | X | 9 |
| Wesley Wendling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Sinnett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
| Daniel Casper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 7 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korey Dropkin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Ethan Sampson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Draw 6
Thursday, January 30, 7:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Wendling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 2 |
| Timothy Hodek | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | X | X | X | X | 14 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Dunnam | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Chase Sinnett | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korey Dropkin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | 9 |
| John Shuster | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Sampson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Daniel Casper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Draw 7
Friday, January 31, 2:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Sampson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| John Shuster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korey Dropkin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 3 |
| Daniel Casper | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | X | X | X | 9 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Dunnam | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Wesley Wendling | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Sinnett | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Timothy Hodek | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
Tiebreaker
Saturday, February 1, 7:30 am
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Sinnett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ethan Sampson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Playoffs
| Page playoff system | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Daniel Casper | 7 | 1 | Daniel Casper | 6 | ||||||||
| 2 | Korey Dropkin | 4 | 2 | Korey Dropkin | 8 | ||||||||
| 2 | Korey Dropkin | 11 | |||||||||||
| 3 | John Shuster | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | John Shuster | 8 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Chase Sinnett | 4 | |||||||||||
1 vs. 2
Saturday, February 1, 12:00 pm
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Casper | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Korey Dropkin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
3 vs. 4
Saturday, February 1, 12:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Shuster | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 8 |
| Chase Sinnett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
Semifinal
Saturday, February 1, 7:00 pm
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korey Dropkin | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | X | X | 11 |
| John Shuster | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
Final
Sunday, February 2, 12:00 pm
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Casper | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Korey Dropkin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2025 United States Men's Curling Championship |
|---|
Korey Dropkin 2nd United States Championship title |
References
- ^ a b c "2025 Men's & Women's National Championships headed to Duluth, qualifier bonspiel also announced". USA Curling. June 6, 2024. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
- ^ Branndon Veale (January 24, 2025). "House comes home to Duluth at curling nationals". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
- ^ "World Men's Curling Championship 2025". World Curling Federation. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
- ^ "2024-2025 Championship Qualifying Procedures" (PDF). USA Curling. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
- ^ "Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
- ^ "Standings". CurlingZone. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
- ^ "Draw Schedule" (PDF). USA Curling. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
- ^ "Results". CurlingZone. Retrieved January 29, 2025.