2010 United States Men's Curling Championship

2010 United States
Men's Curling Championship
Host city Kalamazoo, Michigan
Arena Wings Stadium
Dates March 6–13
Winner Minnesota Pete Fenson
Curling club Bemidji CC, Bemidji, Minnesota
Skip Pete Fenson
Third Joe Polo
Second Shawn Rojeski
Lead Tyler George
Finalist Minnesota Mike Farbelow

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.[1]

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:[2]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale
Pete FensonShawn RojeskiJoe PoloTyler GeorgeMinnesota Bemidji, Minnesota
Todd BirrPaul PustovarTom O'ConnorKevin BirrMinnesota Mankato, Minnesota
Blake MortonMarcus FongerTommy JuszczykCalvin WeberMark HartmanWisconsin McFarland, Wisconsin
Craig BrownRich RuohonenZach JacobsonPete AnnisWisconsin Madison, Wisconsin
Matt StevensCody StevensBob LiapisJeff BreyenMinnesota Bemidji, Minnesota
Matt HamesBill StoperaMartin SatherDean GemmellNew York (state) Buffalo, New York
Kevin KakelaChad CarlsonRyan LagasseTodd UssatisNorth Dakota Rolla, North Dakota
Bryan WightMichael MooreJoey BonfoeyMark LazarKevin DeerenNew York (state) Canandaigua, New York
Mike FarbelowEric FensonNick MyersJeff PuleoMark WillmertMinnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota
Wes JohnsonLeon RomaniukPaul LyttleRichard MaskelWashington (state) Snohomish, Washington

Round robin standings

SkipWL
Minnesota Pete Fenson63
Minnesota Mike Farbelow63
Minnesota Matt Stevens63
New York (state) Matt Hames63
Washington (state) Wes Johnson54
Wisconsin Craig Brown54
Minnesota Todd Birr45
North Dakota Kevin Kakela36
Wisconsin Blake Morton36
New York (state) Bryan Wight18

Tiebreakers

Thursday, March 11, 8:00 pm[3]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Pete Fenson 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 10
Minnesota Matt Stevens 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Matt Hames 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
Minnesota Mike Farbelow 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 6

Playoffs

  Page playoff system Semifinal Final
                           
1 Minnesota Pete Fenson 10  
2 Minnesota Mike Farbelow 4         1 Minnesota Pete Fenson 8
      2 Minnesota Mike Farbelow 10   2 Minnesota Mike Farbelow 4
  3 Minnesota Matt Stevens 5  
3 Minnesota Matt Stevens 10
4 New York (state) Matt Hames 5  

1 vs. 2 Game

Friday, March 12, 12:00 pm[4]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Pete Fenson 2 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 X 10
Minnesota Mike Farbelow 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 4

3 vs. 4 Game

Friday, March 12, 12:00 pm[5]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Matt Hames 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 X X 5
Minnesota Matt Stevens 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 X X 10

Semifinal

Friday, March 12, 8:00 pm[6]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Mike Farbelow 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 4 X X 10
Minnesota Matt Stevens 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 X X 5

Championship Final

Saturday, March 13, 3:00 pm[7]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Pete Fenson 1 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 X 8
Minnesota Mike Farbelow 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 4

References

  1. ↑ "Fenson team wins Nationals; headed back to Italy". United States Curling Association. 13 March 2010. Archived from the original on 17 February 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
  2. ↑ "2010 US Men's Curling Championship – Qualified teams". United States Curling Association. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  3. ↑ http://events.curlingzone.com/index.php?task=Event&eventid=2356&view=Scores&showdrawid=21
  4. ↑ http://events.curlingzone.com/index.php?task=Event&eventid=2356&view=Scores&showdrawid=23
  5. ↑ http://events.curlingzone.com/index.php?task=Event&eventid=2356&view=Scores&showdrawid=23
  6. ↑ http://events.curlingzone.com/index.php?task=Event&eventid=2356&view=Scores&showdrawid=25
  7. ↑ http://events.curlingzone.com/index.php?task=Event&eventid=2356&view=Scores&showdrawid=27
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