Since Team Shuster met certain prerequisites in terms of world ranking points (60 points year-to-date or ranked 70th or higher) they would have represented the United States at the 2020 World Men's Curling Championship,[3] which was scheduled to be held in Glasgow, Scotland from March 28 to April 5, 2020 but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] The United States Champions also earn a spot at the final Grand Slam of the season, the Champions Cup,[5] which was also cancelled due to the pandemic. Team Shuster's qualification will instead carry over to the 2021 Champions Cup.[6]
Sixteen teams competed at the 2020 United States Men's Challenge Round, held at the Grand Forks Curling Club in Grand Forks, North Dakota, from January 2 to 5.[8] Through a triple knockout competition the top four teams secured a spot at the National Championship.[9] Jed Brundidge was the first to secure a spot, defeating Dominik Märki in the 'A' bracket final. Märki then dropped down to the 'B' bracket final and had another opportunity to play for a spot in the Nationals, but this time lost to Kyle Kakela who took the second Nationals berth. In the 'C' bracket Märki finally earned their spot when they defeated Steven Birklid's team. On the other side of the 'C' bracket Luc Violette defeated Nicholas Connolly for the fourth and final Nationals berth.[10] Steven Birklid's team finished the Challenge Round as the alternate team.
Teams
Ten teams participated in the 2020 national championship.[11]
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February 01, 2023
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The 2020 United States Men s Curling Championship was held from February 8 to 15 2020 at the Eastern Washington University Recreation Center in Spokane Washington 1 The event was held in conjunction with the 2020 United States Women s Curling Championship John Shuster claimed his seventh United States Championship defeating Rich Ruohonen in the final 2 2020 United States Men s Curling ChampionshipHost citySpokane WashingtonArenaEastern Washington UniversityRecreation CenterDatesFebruary 8 15WinnerTeam ShusterSkipJohn ShusterThirdChris PlysSecondMatt HamiltonLeadJohn LandsteinerFinalistRich Ruohonen 2019 2021 Since Team Shuster met certain prerequisites in terms of world ranking points 60 points year to date or ranked 70th or higher they would have represented the United States at the 2020 World Men s Curling Championship 3 which was scheduled to be held in Glasgow Scotland from March 28 to April 5 2020 but was cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic 4 The United States Champions also earn a spot at the final Grand Slam of the season the Champions Cup 5 which was also cancelled due to the pandemic Team Shuster s qualification will instead carry over to the 2021 Champions Cup 6 Contents 1 Qualification 1 1 Challenge round 2 Teams 3 Round robin standings 4 Round robin results 4 1 Draw 1 4 2 Draw 2 4 3 Draw 3 4 4 Draw 4 4 5 Draw 5 4 6 Draw 6 4 7 Draw 7 4 8 Draw 8 4 9 Draw 9 5 Playoffs 5 1 1 vs 2 5 2 3 vs 4 5 3 Semifinal 5 4 Final 6 ReferencesQualification EditThere were three ways for teams to qualify for the championship Top five American teams in the World Curling Federation WCF World Team Ranking System on Dec 2 2019 3 Team Dropkin Team Ruohonen Team Shuster Team Dunnam Team Birr Four teams from the 2020 United States Men s Challenge Round 7 Team Brundidge Team Kakela Team Maerki Team Violette Team Birklid replaced with alternate due to conflict with World Junior Championships A team from the 2020 United States Junior Men s Championship Team SinnettChallenge round Edit Sixteen teams competed at the 2020 United States Men s Challenge Round held at the Grand Forks Curling Club in Grand Forks North Dakota from January 2 to 5 8 Through a triple knockout competition the top four teams secured a spot at the National Championship 9 Jed Brundidge was the first to secure a spot defeating Dominik Marki in the A bracket final Marki then dropped down to the B bracket final and had another opportunity to play for a spot in the Nationals but this time lost to Kyle Kakela who took the second Nationals berth In the C bracket Marki finally earned their spot when they defeated Steven Birklid s team On the other side of the C bracket Luc Violette defeated Nicholas Connolly for the fourth and final Nationals berth 10 Steven Birklid s team finished the Challenge Round as the alternate team Teams EditTen teams participated in the 2020 national championship 11 Skip Third Second Lead Alternate LocaleKorey Dropkin Tom Howell Mark Fenner Alex Fenson Joe Polo Chaska MinnesotaTodd Birr Andrew Stopera Hunter Clawson Tom O Connor Ham Lake MinnesotaJed Brundidge Evan Workin Jarl Timothy Wagner Cameron Rittenour West St Paul MinnesotaScott Dunnam Alex Leichter Cody Clouser Andrew Dunnam Daniel Dudt Philadelphia PennsylvaniaKevin Kakela Kyle Kakela Timothy Hodek JP Munich Owen Sampson Rolla North DakotaRich Ruohonen Greg Persinger Colin Hufman Phil Tilker Kroy Nernberger Minneapolis MinnesotaJohn Shuster Chris Plys Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner Duluth MinnesotaDominik Marki Stephen Dropkin Shawn Banyai Erik Quistgaard Jason Smith Chaska MinnesotaSteven Birklid Sam Galey Matt Birklid Chris Bond Daniel Plys Mountlake Terrace WashingtonChase Sinnett Sam Strouse Eli Clawson Ethan Sampson Trevor Marquardt Medfield MassachusettsRound robin standings EditFinal round robin standings KeyTeams to playoffsSkip W L John Shuster 9 0 Rich Ruohonen 7 2 Dominik Marki 5 4 Chase Sinnett 5 4 Steven Birklid 4 5 Korey Dropkin 4 5 Scott Dunnam 4 5 Todd Birr 3 6 Kevin Kakela 3 6 Jed Brundidge 1 8Round robin results EditAll draw times are listed in Pacific Standard Time UTC 08 00 Draw 1 Edit Saturday February 8 7 30 pm Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Korey Dropkin 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 X X 7 Kevin Kakela 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X X 3Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final Todd Birr 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 7 Scott Dunnam 0 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 8Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Rich Ruohonen 4 2 0 3 3 X X X X X 12 Jed Brundidge 0 0 1 0 0 X X X X X 1Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final John Shuster 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 3 X X 8 Dominik Marki 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X X 3Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Chase Sinnett 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 X 8 Steven Birklid 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 X 5Draw 2 Edit Sunday February 9 12 00 pm Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final John Shuster 5 0 4 1 X X X X X X 10 Steven Birklid 0 1 0 0 X X X X X X 1Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Jed Brundidge 0 0 0 1 0 X X X X X 1 Dominik Marki 3 2 2 0 3 X X X X X 10Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Chase Sinnett 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 7 Todd Birr 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 6Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Scott Dunnam 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 5 Korey Dropkin 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 7Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Kevin Kakela 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 X 5 Rich Ruohonen 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 X 9Draw 3 Edit Sunday February 9 8 00 pm Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Scott Dunnam 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 X X 9 Chase Sinnett 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 X X 4Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Rich Ruohonen 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 4 John Shuster 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 X 7Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Steven Birklid 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 6 Dominik Marki 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 9Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Todd Birr 0 0 2 0 5 0 5 X X X 12 Kevin Kakela 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 X X X 5Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Korey Dropkin 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 7 Jed Brundidge 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 6Draw 4 Edit Monday February 10 10 00 am Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Rich Ruohonen 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 X X X 7 Dominik Marki 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X X 1Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Chase Sinnett 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 X X 8 Korey Dropkin 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 2Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Scott Dunnam 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 6 Kevin Kakela 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 7Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Steven Birklid 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 X 7 Jed Brundidge 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 3Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Todd Birr 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 4 John Shuster 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 X 8Draw 5 Edit Monday February 10 7 00 pm Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Jed Brundidge 1 0 2 2 1 2 X X X X 8 Todd Birr 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X 0Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Kevin Kakela 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 Steven Birklid 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 X 10Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Korey Dropkin 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 9 John Shuster 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 3 10Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Chase Sinnett 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X X 1 Rich Ruohonen 2 1 0 2 0 1 1 X X X 7Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Scott Dunnam 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 X X 3 Dominik Marki 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 X X 8Draw 6 Edit Tuesday February 11 2 00 pm Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Steven Birklid 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 7 Korey Dropkin 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 6Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Scott Dunnam 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 5 Rich Ruohonen 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 4Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Jed Brundidge 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 X 5 Chase Sinnett 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 X 7Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Dominik Marki 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 Todd Birr 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 8Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final John Shuster 1 0 2 0 3 0 2 1 X X 9 Kevin Kakela 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X 3Draw 7 Edit Wednesday February 12 9 00 am Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Chase Sinnett 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 3 John Shuster 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 1 X X 8Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Dominik Marki 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 X 6 Kevin Kakela 3 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 X 10Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Todd Birr 2 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 X 10 Steven Birklid 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 5Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Jed Brundidge 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 X 4 Scott Dunnam 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 X 8Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Rich Ruohonen 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 X 7 Korey Dropkin 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 X 4Draw 8 Edit Wednesday February 12 7 00 pm Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Todd Birr 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 4 Rich Ruohonen 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 X 8Sheet B Final John Shuster W Jed Brundidge LSheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Dominik Marki 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 X 5 Korey Dropkin 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 X 4Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Kevin Kakela 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 X 4 Chase Sinnett 5 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 X 10Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Steven Birklid 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 7 Scott Dunnam 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 6Draw 9 Edit Thursday February 13 2 00 pm Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Kevin Kakela 0 3 3 0 1 0 1 2 X X 10 Jed Brundidge 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 X X 5Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Korey Dropkin 2 3 0 1 2 2 X X X X 10 Todd Birr 0 0 2 0 0 0 X X X X 2Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final John Shuster 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 X 7 Scott Dunnam 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 4Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Rich Ruohonen 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 11 Steven Birklid 2 0 2 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 10Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final Dominik Marki 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 9 Chase Sinnett 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 8Playoffs EditPage playoff systemSemifinalFinal1 John Shuster81 John Shuster82 Rich Ruohonen22 Rich Ruohonen62 Rich Ruohonen94 Chase Sinnett53 Dominik Marki24 Chase Sinnett61 vs 2 Edit Friday February 14 12 00 pm Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final John Shuster 1 0 1 0 2 0 4 X X X 8 Rich Ruohonen 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X 2Player percentages Team Shuster Team RuohonenJohn Landsteiner 87 Kroy Nernberger 91 Matt Hamilton 80 Colin Hufman 68 Chris Plys 86 Greg Persinger 79 John Shuster 90 Rich Ruohonen 81 Total 86 Total 79 3 vs 4 Edit Friday February 14 12 00 pm Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Dominik Marki 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 Chase Sinnett 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 X 6Player percentages Team Marki Team SinnettErik Quistgaard 76 Trevor Marquardt 83 Stephen Dropkin 78 Ethan Sampson 88 Dominik Marki 77 Sam Strouse 89 Jason Smith 78 Chase Sinnett 89 Total 77 Total 87 Semifinal Edit Friday February 14 7 00 pm Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Rich Ruohonen 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 9 Chase Sinnett 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 5Player percentages Team Ruohonen Team SinnettPhil Tilker 90 Trevor Marquardt 87 Colin Hufman 67 Eli Clawson 84 Greg Persinger 84 Sam Strouse 71 Rich Ruohonen 72 Chase Sinnett 78 Total 78 Total 80 Final Edit Saturday February 15 5 00 pm Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final John Shuster 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 8 Rich Ruohonen 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 6Player percentages Team Shuster Team RuohonenJohn Landsteiner 95 Phil Tilker 86 Matt Hamilton 79 Colin Hufman 65 Chris Plys 79 Greg Persinger 57 John Shuster 83 Rich Ruohonen 85 Total 84 Total 73 2020 United States Men s Curling Championship John Shuster7th United States Championship titleReferences Edit Gewirtz Jason Nov 1 2018 Spokane to Host 2020 USA Curling National Championship Sports Travel Magazine Retrieved Jan 13 2020 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a 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