2013 United States Women's Curling Championship – Qualification

Qualification for the 2013 United States Women's Curling Championship consists of three different paths. Four teams qualified directly through the High Performance Program or the Order of Merit system. The number of the remaining entrants to the national championships will be cut down to six teams through a challenge round held in mid-January.

Qualification system

Teams will qualify to participate in the women's national championship through the High Performance Program, through the World Curling Tour Order of Merit, or through a challenge round.

Automatic qualification

Two spots in the nationals were awarded to two teams on the United States Curling Association's High Performance National Program, established as an invitation-based program for the development of the top curling teams in the United States.[1] The teams qualified through the High Performance Program were those skipped by Laura Roessler, who is filling in for normal skip Cassandra Potter, and Allison Pottinger. Two more spots were awarded to the top two women's teams on the World Curling Tour Order of Merit standings table following the conclusion of the Iron Trail Motors Shoot-Out. If one or both of the top teams already qualified for the nationals through the High Performance Program, the spot or spots would have been awarded to the team with the next highest position on the Order of Merit.[2] The teams qualified through the Order of Merit were those skipped by Erika Brown and Patti Lank.

Challenge Round

The remaining six spots in the nationals will be awarded to the teams that earn qualification spots through the challenge round. The challenge round will be held in a triple knockout format, and is an open registration event. The teams that enter the challenge round will be seeded through a strength of field ranking and through a peer ranking. The strength of field ranking will be based on players' participation and performance in national championships and world championships. The seedings will influence the draw of the triple knockout event.[2]

Challenge Round

The challenge round for the women's nationals will be held from January 17 to 21 at the Granite Curling Club in Seattle, Washington.[3] Six teams will advance from the challenge round to the nationals.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[4][5][6]

SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateLocale
Sarah AndersonCourtney SlataKathleen DubbersteinTaylor Anderson Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Alexandra CarlsonMonica WalkerKendall Moulton-BehmJordan Moulton Minneapolis, Minnesota
Cristin ClarkPatti KillinsChristina PastulaChristie Wilhelmy Seattle, Washington
Gabrielle ColemanBritt RjanikovAnn DrummieMary Shields San Francisco, California
Casey CucchiarelliJoyance MeechaiJennifer CahakCourtney Shaw New York City, New York
Brigid ElligHeather Van SistineJulia BolesSara Shuster St. Paul, Minnesota
Emily GoodElizabeth LeBeauMarissa WrightLeslie Frosch Seattle, Washington
Becca HamiltonMolly BonnerTara PetersonSophie Brorson Madison, Wisconsin
Shelly KinneyAmy Lou AndersonTheresa HoffossJulie Smith Minnesota
Charrissa LinSherri SchummerEmilia JuocysSenja LopacJoni Cotten New Haven, Connecticut
Maureen StoltMegan O’ConnellAmanda TuckerVictoria Forconi Minnesota
Sharon VukichCynthia GarzinaJennifer WesthagenCathie Tomlinson Seattle, Washington
Kimberly WapolaCynthia Eng‐DinselCarol StrojnyAnn Flis St. Paul, Minnesota
Courtney GeorgeAileen SormunenAmanda McLeanJulie LillaAmy Wright Duluth, Minnesota

Knockout Draw Brackets

The draw is listed as follows:[7]

A Event

First Knockout Qualifier 1
Shelly Kinney 8  
Emily Good 4     Shelly Kinney 0  
        Courtney George 8  
          Courtney George 8
Sharon Vukich 6       Sarah Anderson 5
Charrissa Lin 7     Charrissa Lin 7
Sarah Anderson 5     Sarah Anderson 10    
Gabrielle Coleman 4  
First Knockout Qualifier 2
Brigid Ellig 6  
Maureen Stolt 7     Maureen Stolt 6  
        Alexandra Carlson 7  
          Alexandra Carlson 5
Casey Cucchiarelli 1       Cristin Clark 3
Becca Hamilton 9     Becca Hamilton 6
Cristin Clark 6     Cristin Clark 7    
Kimberly Wapola 2  

B Event

Second Knockout Qualifier 3
     
             
             
               
               
             
             
          Sarah Anderson 6
          Becca Hamilton 9
        Maureen Stolt 6  
Sharon Vukich 5     Gabrielle Coleman 5  
Gabrielle Coleman 11       Maureen Stolt 4  
          Becca Hamilton 12  
        Emily Good 3      
        Becca Hamilton 8      
     
Second Knockout Qualifier 4
     
             
             
               
               
             
             
          Cristin Clark 5
          Shelly Kinney 6
        Shelly Kinney 8  
Casey Cucchiarelli 6     Kimberly Wapola 4  
Kimberly Wapola 9       Shelly Kinney 6  
          Charrissa Lin 4  
        Brigid Ellig 10      
        Charrissa Lin 11      
     

C Event

Third Knockout Qualifier 5
     
             
             
               
               
             
             
          Cristin Clark 5
          Maureen Stolt 4
             
             
          Maureen Stolt 7  
          Sharon Vukich 6  
        Brigid Ellig 1      
Sharon Vukich 7     Sharon Vukich 8      
Kimberly Wapola 6  
Third Knockout Qualifier 6
     
             
             
               
               
             
             
          Sarah Anderson 6
          Charrissa Lin 5
             
             
          Charrissa Lin 10  
          Emily Good 9  
        Emily Good 12      
Casey Cucchiarelli 7     Casey Cucchiarelli 8      
Gabrielle Coleman 3  

Knockout Results

All draw times listed in Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8).[8]

Draw 1

Friday, January 18, 9:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Sharon Vukich 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6
Charrissa Lin 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 7
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Casey Cucchiarelli 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X X 1
Becca Hamilton 2 0 1 2 0 1 3 X X X 9
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Sarah Anderson 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 5
Gabrielle Coleman 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Cristin Clark 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 X 6
Kimberly Wapola 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 2
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brigid Ellig 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 6
Maureen Stolt 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 X 7

Draw 2

Friday, January 18, 2:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Shelly Kinney 1 0 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 X 8
Emily Good 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 X 4
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Maureen Stolt 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 6
Alexandra Carlson 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 7
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Charrissa Lin 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 7
Sarah Anderson 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 10

Draw 3

Friday, January 18, 7:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Kimberly Wapola 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 9
Casey Cucchiarelli 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 6
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Becca Hamilton 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 6
Cristin Clark 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 7
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Gabrielle Coleman 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 2 2 X 11
Sharon Vukich 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 5
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Shelly Kinney 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X X 0
Courtney George 2 1 0 2 3 X X X X X 8

Draw 4

Saturday, January 19, 9:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Maureen Stolt 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 6
Gabrielle Coleman 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brigid Ellig 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 2 1 X 10
Charrissa Lin 5 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 X 11
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Shelly Kinney 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 1 X 8
Kimberley Wapola 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Emily Good 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 3
Becca Hamilton 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 X 8

Draw 5

Saturday, January 19, 2:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alexandra Carlson 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 5
Cristin Clark 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Maureen Stolt 4 0 0 3 0 0 5 X X X 12
Becca Hamilton 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 X X X 4
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Sharon Vukich 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 6
Kimberly Wapola 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 7
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Courtney George 1 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 X X 8
Sarah Anderson 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 X X 5
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Casey Cucchiarelli 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 X 7
Gabrielle Coleman 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 X 3

Draw 6

Saturday, January 19, 7:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Shelly Kinney 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 6
Charrissa Lin 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Brigid Ellig 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X X 1
Sharon Vukich 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 X X X 8
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Emily Good 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 5 12
Casey Cucchiarelli 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 8

Draw 7

Sunday, January 20, 9:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Maureen Stolt 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 7
Sharon Vukich 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 6
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Cristin Clark 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5
Shelly Kinney 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 6
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Sarah Anderson 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 6
Becca Hamilton 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 9
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Charrissa Lin 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 10
Emily Good 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 3 0 9

Draw 8

Sunday, January 20, 2:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Charrissa Lin 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 5
Sarah Anderson 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 6
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Maureen Stolt 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
Cristin Clark 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5

References

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  2. "2012–2013 USCA Rules of Curling and Competition" (PDF). United States Curling Association. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  3. "2012 – 2013 USCA Championships Schedule" (PDF). United States Curling Association. 28 December 2012. p. 7. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  4. "2012 – 2013 USCA Championships Schedule" (PDF). United States Curling Association. 28 December 2012. pp. 28–30. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  5. "US Women's Challenge Round Teams". Granite Curling Club of Seattle. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  6. Kolesar, Terry (18 December 2012). "CURLING: Eight teams now qualified to 2013 USA Curling Nationals Championships presented by Brooms Up Curling Supplies". USOC Press Box. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
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