2012 United States Men's Curling Championship – Qualification

2012 United States Men's Curling Championship 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. 4 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.http://www.usacurl.org/curlingrocks//images//crb_6.pdf 2011–12 USCA Championships Rules and Procedures United States Curling Association 2011-11-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20111215232933/http://www.usacurl.org/curlingrocks/images/crb_6.pdf 2011-12-15 dead This year, the teams were those skipped by Tyler George and Craig Brown.http://www.usacurl.org/curlingrocks//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1387&Itemid=108 Qualified teams, 2012 Nationals USA Curling 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. 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. 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. 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.http://www.usacurl.org/curlingrocks/images/mw_playdowns2012.pdf Men's and Women's Playdown Teams 15 November 2011 29 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120406095954/http://www.usacurl.org/curlingrocks/images/mw_playdowns2012.pdf 6 April 2012 dead dmy-all 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. KeyTeams Directly to NationalsTeams to challenge round Skip Third Second Lead Alternate LocaleLaurel Qualifier Joe Calabrese Michael Mengel Jason Sethi Brian Anderson NY Fairport, New York Brandon Corbett Sean Murray Mark Mooney Mike Graziano NY Rochester, New York Brian Damon Michael Stefanik Peter Drechsler Arthur Merkley NY Schenectady, New York Brian Galebach Richard Ashford Brandon Kiraly Eric Clawson MD Columbia, Maryland Matt Holtwick Benjamin Levy Nik Geller Philip Wolf OH Elyria, Ohio Heath McCormick William Stopera Martin Sather Dean Gemmell NY New York, New York Clark Raven Jeff Pulli Jason Scott Christopher Lopez NY Rochester, New York Derek Surka Alex Leichter Bryan Fink Jared Wydysh CT New Haven, Connecticut Richard Van Cuyck Scott Parmelee Joshua Ozarowsky Tristan Mondy Aaron Crawley NY Fairport, New YorkSeattle Qualifier Sean Beighton Andrew Ernst Samuel Galey MacAllan Guy WA Seattle, Washington Benjamin Guzman Doug Schaak Charles Taggart Christopher Rimple WA Seattle, Washington Wes Johnson Brady Clark Darren Lehto Steve Lundeen WA Seattle, Washington Doug Kauffman Paul Lyttle Liam Barksdale John Rasmussen WA Seattle, Washington Christopher Pleasants Zachary Radmer Jon Chartrand Richard Burmeister WA Seattle, WashingtonGrand Forks Qualifier Ryan Berg Mitch Oakland Al Gulseth Jordan Brown ND West Fargo, North Dakota Todd Birr Greg Romaniuk Doug Pottinger Thomas O'Connor Kevin Birr MN 1983 Mankato, Minnesota Scott Brown Evan Workin Braden Burckhard Ryan Westby ND Fargo, North Dakota Joey Erjavec Steven Gebauer Daniel Ruehl Marty Jurek Noah Johnson Eric Fenson Trevor Andrews Quentin Way Mark Lazar MN 1983 Bemidji, Minnesota Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Ryan Brunt MN 1983 Bemidji, Minnesota Tyler George Christopher Plys Rich Ruohonen Aanders Brorson MN 1983 Duluth, Minnesota Mark Haluptzok John Israelson Randy Hovet Jon Chandler MN 1983 Bemidji, Minnesota Kevin Kakela Kurt Disher Kyle Kakela Pete Annis ND Rolla, North Dakota Adam Kitchens Brandon Myhre Alex Kitchens Nathan Myhre ND Devils Lake, North Dakota Bill Morehouse Cameron Delaney Joel Coopera Cooper is now known as JayCee due to gender transition. Arielle Duhaime-Ross How This Trans Athlete Is Fighting Back After Being Banned by USA Powerlifting https://www.vice.com/en/article/how-this-trans-athlete-is-fighting-back-after-being-banned-by-usa-powerlifting/ Vice September 5, 2019 March 29, 2019 Ash Nelson NY Utica, New York Owen Sampson Ned Sampson Tucker Smith Kyle Young ND Edmore, North Dakota John Shuster Zach Jacobson Jared Zezel John Landsteiner MN 1983 Duluth, Minnesota Jason Smith Jeffrey Isaacson Aaron Wald Connor McLeod FL Fort Myers, Florida Matt Stevens Cody Stevens Robert Liapis Jeff Breyen MN 1983 Bemidji, Minnesota Peter Stolt Jerod Roland Brad Caldwell Erik Ordway MN 1983 St. Paul, MinnesotaGreen Bay Qualifier Josh Bahr Chris Bond John Muller Atticus Wallace MN 1983 Bemidji, Minnesota Ryan Lemke (fourth) John Benton (skip) John Lilla Steve Day WI Medford, Wisconsin Joey Bonfoey Joel Dietz Matt Carlson Ted Trolson MN 1983 Duluth, Minnesota Craig Brown Kroy Nernberger Matt Hamilton Derrick Casper WI Madison, Wisconsin Mike Farbelow Kevin Deeren Kraig Deeren Tim Solin MN 1983 Minneapolis, Minnesota Blake Morton Marcus Fonger Tommy Juszczyk Calvin Weber WI McFarland, Wisconsin Paul Pustovar Nicholas Myers Andrew Jukich Jeff Puleo Harold Rutan MN 1983 Hibbing, Minnesota Matt Rudig Dan Wiza Jeff Kuemmel Michael Krajewski WI Madison, Wisconsin Greg Wilson David Brown Jeremy Roe Richard Maskel IL 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.http://www.usacurl.org/curlingrocks//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1383&Itemid=1 Berth allocations announced for Men's qualifiers; schedules set United States Curling Association The team skipped by Heath McCormick qualified directly to the Nationals, and the team skipped by Derek Surka qualified to the challenge round. Standings Final round-robin standings Skip W L NY Heath McCormick 8 0 NY Brandon Corbett 5 3 NY Brian Damon 5 3 CT Derek Surka 5 3 NY Joe Calabrese 4 4 MD Brian Galebach 3 4 NY Clark Raven 2 4 OH Matt Holtwick 1 6 NY Richard Van Cuyck 1 7 Standings after tiebreakers Skip W L NY Heath McCormick 8 0 CT Derek Surka 7 3 NY Brandon Corbett 5 4 NY Brian Damon 5 4 NY Joe Calabrese 4 4 MD Brian Galebach 3 4 NY Clark Raven 2 4 OH Matt Holtwick 1 6 NY Richard Van Cuyck 1 7 Round-robin results Draw 1 Thursday, January 5, 2:00 pm 1 MD Brian Galebach 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 X 4 NY Joe Calabrese 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 5 X 14 2 NY Heath McCormick 3 2 1 1 0 3 X X X X 10 NY Richard Van Cuyck 0 0 0 0 2 0 X X X X 2 3 NY Clark Raven 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 CT Derek Surka 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 6 4 OH Matt Holtwick 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 X 5 NY Brandon Corbett 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 1 X 9 Draw 2 Thursday, January 5, 7:00 pm 1 NY Brandon Corbett 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 3 NY Clark Raven 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 X 6 2 MD Brian Galebach 2 0 4 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 11 OH Matt Holtwick 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 10 3 NY Heath McCormick 0 1 0 3 2 0 6 X X X 12 NY Brian Damon 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X X 4 4 CT Derek Surka 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 5 NY Richard Van Cuyck 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 7 Draw 3 Friday, January 6, 9:00 am 1 NY Brian Damon 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 X 6 MD Brian Galebach 2 2 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 X 11 2 NY Joe Calabrese 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 X 4 NY Brandon Corbett 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 X 7 3 CT Derek Surka 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 1 0 X 8 OH Matt Holtwick 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 5 4 NY Heath McCormick 0 3 0 5 0 1 0 X X X 9 NY Clark Raven 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 X X X 5 Draw 4 Friday, January 6, 2:00 pm 1 CT Derek Surka 0 0 2 0 1 0 X X X X 3 NY Brandon Corbett 3 2 0 2 0 2 X X X X 9 2 OH Matt Holtwick 1 0 1 0 1 0 X X X X 3 NY Heath McCormick 0 2 0 3 0 4 X X X X 9 3 MD Brian Galebach 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 X 7 NY Richard Van Cuyck 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 X 4 4 NY Brian Damon 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 1 X 8 NY Joe Calabrese 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 3 Draw 5 Friday, January 6, 7:00 pm 1 NY Heath McCormick 0 1 0 3 2 3 X X X X 9 NY Joe Calabrese 1 0 1 0 0 0 X X X X 2 2 NY Richard Van Cuyck 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X X 2 NY Clark Raven 1 0 1 2 0 2 5 X X X 11 3 NY Brian Damon 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 CT Derek Surka 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 6 4 NY Brandon Corbett 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 X X 7 MD Brian Galebach 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 2 Draw 6 Saturday, January 7, 9:00 am 1 NY Brandon Corbett 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 NY Brian Damon 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 5 2 CT Derek Surka 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 7 MD Brian Galebach 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 6 3 NY Joe Calabrese 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 5 X 10 NY Clark Raven 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 4 4 NY Richard Van Cuyck 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 4 OH Matt Holtwick 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 X 7 Draw 7 Saturday, January 7, 2:00 pm 1 NY Joe Calabrese 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 8 OH Matt Holtwick 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 7 2 NY Clark Raven 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 6 NY Brian Damon 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 7 3 NY Richard Van Cuyck 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X X X 2 NY Brandon Corbett 2 0 2 3 0 2 X X X X 9 4 MD Brian Galebach 0 2 0 0 0 X X X X X 2 NY Heath McCormick 2 0 3 2 2 X X X X X 9 Draw 8 Saturday, January 7, 7:00 pm 1 CT Derek Surka 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 5 NY Heath McCormick 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 7 2 NY Richard Van Cuyck 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X X 3 NY Joe Calabrese 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 3 X X 10 Sheet 3 Final NY Clark Raven NP MD Brian Galebach NP 4 OH Matt Holtwick 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 X X 4 NY Brian Damon 2 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 X X 8 Draw 9 Saturday, January 7, 9:00 am 1 NY Brian Damon 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 X 8 NY Richard Van Cuyck 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 X 5 Sheet 2 Final OH Matt Holtwick NP NY Clark Raven NP 3 NY Brandon Corbett 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 NY Heath McCormick 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 9 4 CT Derek Surka 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 7 NY Joe Calabrese 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 X X 2 Tiebreakers Round 1 Round 2 CT Derek Surka 11 NY Brian Damon 6 NY Brandon Corbett 5 CT Derek Surka 6 Round 1 Sunday, January 8, 2:00 pm CT Derek Surka 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 5 X X 11 NY Brian Damon 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 X X 6 Round 2 Sunday, January 8, 7:00 pm NY Brandon Corbett 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 5 CT 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. The team skipped by Wes Johnson qualified directly to the Nationals, while the team skipped by Sean Beighton qualified to the challenge round. Standings Final round-robin standings Skip W L WA Wes Johnson 4 0 WA Sean Beighton 3 1 WA Benjamin Guzman 1 3 WA Doug Kauffman 1 3 WA Christopher Pleasants 1 3 Standings after tiebreakers Skip W L WA Wes Johnson 5 0 WA Sean Beighton 3 2 WA Benjamin Guzman 1 3 WA Doug Kauffman 1 3 WA Christopher Pleasants 1 3 Round-robin results Draw 1 Thursday, January 5, 7:00 pm 2 WA Wes Johnson 4 0 4 0 0 2 X X X X 10 WA Doug Kauffman 0 1 0 2 1 0 X X X X 4 3 WA Sean Beighton 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 1 X X 9 WA Christopher Pleasants 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 3 Draw 2 Friday, January 6, 1:00 pm 4 WA Wes Johnson 2 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 X X 9 WA Benjamin Guzman 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 X X 4 5 WA Doug Kauffman 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 8 WA Christopher Pleasants 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 Draw 3 Friday, January 6, 7:00 pm 1 WA Christopher Pleasants 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 X X X 4 WA Wes Johnson 0 3 0 0 2 2 3 X X X 10 2 WA Benjamin Guzman 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 4 WA Sean Beighton 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 X 8 Draw 4 Saturday, January 7, 9:00 am 3 WA Christopher Pleasants 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 X 8 WA Benjamin Guzman 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 2 4 WA Doug Kauffman 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 WA Sean Beighton 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 Draw 5 Saturday, January 7, 2:00 pm 1 WA Benjamin Guzman 0 1 0 2 3 0 2 1 0 X 9 WA Doug Kauffman 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 7 5 WA Sean Beighton 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 6 WA 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 WA Wes Johnson 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 WA 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. 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. Teams skipped by Eric Fenson, Peter Stolt, Ryan Berg, and Todd Birr qualified to the challenge round. Knockout brackets A event The qualifier in the A event will be qualified to participate in the Nationals. First Knockout Qualifier 1 125px MN 1983 Mark Haluptzok 8 ND Owen Sampson 12 ND Kevin Kakela 10 ND Scott Brown 8 MN 1983 Eric Fenson ND Adam Kitchens MN 1983 Peter Stolt 7 NY Bill Morehouse 5 MN 1983 Matt Stevens 4 ND Ryan Berg 7 ND Owen Sampson 4 MN 1983 Todd Birr 9 ND Kevin Kakela 7 MN 1983 Eric Fenson 0 MN 1983 Peter Stolt 3 MN 1983 John Shuster 9 ND Ryan Berg 4 FL Jason Smith 9 MN 1983 Todd Birr 6 ND Kevin Kakela 5 MN 1983 John Shuster 8 FL Jason Smith 4 MN 1983 Todd Birr 5 MN 1983 John Shuster 10 B event The qualifier in the B event will be qualified to participate in the Nationals. To Pre-Qualifier 125px ND Owen Sampson 10 NY Bill Morehouse 3 MN 1983 Matt Stevens 6 MN 1983 Eric Fenson 7 ND Owen Sampson 10 MN 1983 Eric Fenson 5 ND Owen Sampson 4 FL Jason Smith 3 To Pre-Qualifier 125px ND Scott Brown 4 ND Adam Kitchens 8 ND Ryan Berg 11 ND Adam Kitchens 3 MN 1983 Mark Haluptzok 6 MN 1983 Peter Stolt 7 ND Ryan Berg 6 MN 1983 Peter Stolt 5 ND Ryan Berg 10 ND Kevin Kakela 7 Pre-Qualifier Qualifier 2 125px ND Owen Sampson 6 ND Ryan Berg 3 ND Owen Sampson 8 MN 1983 Todd Birr 6 C event All qualifiers in the C event will qualify to participate in the challenge round. Qualifier 1 125px ND Adam Kitchens 3 MN 1983 Eric Fenson 8 ND Kevin Kakela 2 MN 1983 Eric Fenson 6 Qualifier 2 125px FL Jason Smith 6 MN 1983 Peter Stolt 9 Qualifier 3 125px MN 1983 Matt Stevens 11 MN 1983 Mark Haluptzok 8 ND Ryan Berg 9 MN 1983 Matt Stevens 3 Qualifier 4 125px ND Steve Brown 8 NY Bill Morehouse 9 MN 1983 Todd Birr 9 NY Bill Morehouse 2 Knockout results Draw 1 Thursday, January 5, 7:00 pm 1 MN 1983 Peter Stolt 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 7 NY Bill Morehouse 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 2 ND Kevin Kakela 3 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 10 ND Scott Brown 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 8 3 MN 1983 Matt Stevens 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 4 ND Ryan Berg 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 X 7 4 MN 1983 Mark Haluptzok 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 8 ND Owen Sampson 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 5 12 Draw 2 Friday, January 6, 9:00 am 1 ND Owen Sampson 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X 4 MN 1983 Todd Birr 0 2 2 0 4 0 1 X X X 9 2 ND Ryan Berg 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 X X 4 FL Jason Smith 0 3 0 2 0 0 4 0 X X 9 3 MN 1983 Eric Fenson 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 X X 9 ND Adam Kitchens 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 4 4 MN 1983 Peter Stolt 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X 3 MN 1983 John Shuster 0 2 2 0 4 0 1 X X X 9 Draw 3 Friday, January 6, 2:00 pm 1 ND Scott Brown 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 4 ND Adam Kitchens 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 X 8 3 ND Owen Sampson 3 0 1 3 0 3 X X X X 10 NY Bill Morehouse 0 1 0 0 2 0 X X X X 3 4 ND Kevin Kakela 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 X X X 7 MN 1983 Eric Fenson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X X 0 Draw 4 Friday, January 6, 7:00 pm 1 MN 1983 Matt Stevens 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 6 MN 1983 Eric Fenson 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 7 2 MN 1983 Mark Haluptzok 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 MN 1983 Peter Stolt 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 7 4 ND Ryan Berg 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 4 X X 11 ND Adam Kitchens 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X X 3 Draw 5 Saturday, January 7, 9:00 am 1 MN 1983 John Shuster 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 X 8 FL Jason Smith 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 4 2 MN 1983 Todd Birr 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 ND Kevin Kakela 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 3 ND Ryan Berg 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 6 MN 1983 Peter Stolt 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 4 ND Owen Sampson 0 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 3 X 10 MN 1983 Eric Fenson 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 5 Draw 6 Saturday, January 7, 2:00 pm 2 ND Owen Sampson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 FL Jason Smith 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 MN 1983 Todd Birr 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 X 5 MN 1983 John Shuster 2 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 2 X 10 4 ND Ryan Berg 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 3 1 10 ND Kevin Kakela 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 7 Draw 7 Saturday, January 7, 7:00 pm 1 ND Owen Sampson 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 X 6 ND Ryan Berg 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 3 2 ND Steve Brown 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 8 NY Bill Morehouse 1 1 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 9 3 ND Adam Kitchens 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X X 3 MN 1983 Eric Fenson 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 X X 8 4 MN 1983 Matt Stevens 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 3 11 MN 1983 Mark Haluptzok 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 8 Draw 8 Sunday, January 8, 9:00 am 2 MN 1983 Todd Birr 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 6 ND Owen Sampson 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 8 Draw 9 Sunday, January 8, 2:00 pm 1 FL Jason Smith 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 MN 1983 Peter Stolt 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 9 2 ND Kevin Kakela 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X X 2 MN 1983 Eric Fenson 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 X X X 6 3 ND Ryan Berg 0 3 0 4 0 1 0 1 X X 9 MN 1983 Matt Stevens 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X X 3 4 MN 1983 Todd Birr 2 3 0 4 X X X X X X 9 NY 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. The team skipped by Blake Morton qualified directly to the Nationals, while the teams skipped by John Benton and Mike Farbelow qualified to the challenge round. Standings Final round-robin standings Skip W L WI John Benton 3 2 MN 1983 Mike Farbelow 3 2 WI Blake Morton 3 2 MN 1983 Paul Pustovar 3 2 MN 1983 Joey Bonfoey 2 3 WI Matt Rudig 1 4 Standings after tiebreakers Skip W L WI Blake Morton 5 2 WI John Benton 4 3 MN 1983 Mike Farbelow 4 3 MN 1983 Paul Pustovar 3 4 MN 1983 Joey Bonfoey 2 3 WI Matt Rudig 1 4 Round-robin results Draw 1 Thursday, January 5, 2:00 pm 1 MN 1983 Joey Bonfoey 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X X 1 MN 1983 Paul Pustovar 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 X X X 7 2 WI John Benton 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 7 WI Blake Morton 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 8 3 MN 1983 Mike Farbelow 1 1 3 4 3 X X X X X 12 WI Matt Rudig 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X X 0 Draw 2 Thursday, January 5, 7:00 pm 1 MN 1983 Mike Farbelow 3 0 0 1 2 0 3 X X X 9 WI Blake Morton 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X X X 2 2 WI Matt Rudig 0 0 2 0 1 0 X X X X 3 MN 1983 Paul Pustovar 4 1 0 4 0 2 X X X X 11 3 WI John Benton 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 7 MN 1983 Joey Bonfoey 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 9 Draw 3 Friday, January 6, 2:00 pm MN 1983 Paul Pustovar 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 WI John Benton 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 MN 1983 Mike Farbelow 2 0 0 1 1 1 4 X X X 9 MN 1983 Joey Bonfoey 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X X X 1 WI Matt Rudig 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 3 WI Blake Morton 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 2 X 9 Draw 4 Friday, January 6, 8:00 pm 1 WI Blake Morton 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 6 MN 1983 Joey Bonfoey 1 2 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 X 10 2 WI John Benton 0 0 0 3 3 3 X X X X 9 WI Matt Rudig 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X X X 1 3 MN 1983 Paul Pustovar 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 8 MN 1983 Mike Farbelow 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 7 Draw 5 Saturday, January 7, 11:00 am 1 WI John Benton 0 3 0 3 1 0 3 X X X 10 MN 1983 Mike Farbelow 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X X 2 2 WI Blake Morton 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 8 MN 1983 Paul Pustovar 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 3 MN 1983 Joey Bonfoey 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 WI Matt Rudig 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 6 Tiebreakers Round 1 Saturday, January 7, 4:00 pm WI Blake Morton 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 7 MN 1983 Mike Farbelow 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 WI John Benton 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 X X 8 MN 1983 Paul Pustovar 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X X 2 Round 2 Saturday, January 7, 9:00 pm WI Blake Morton 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 X 7 WI John Benton 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 3 MN 1983 Mike Farbelow 5 0 1 0 2 0 X X X X 8 MN 1983 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. 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:http://www.usacurl.org/curlingrocks//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1391&Itemid=108 Men's challenge round teams USA Curling Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale Qualification method Ryan Lemke (fourth) John Benton (skip) John Lilla Steve Day WI Medford, Wisconsin Green Bay Qualifier Mike Farbelow Kevin Deeren Kraig Deeren Tim Solin MN 1983 Minneapolis, Minnesota Green Bay Qualifier Sean Beighton1 1 Andrew Ernst Samuel Galey MacAllan Guy WA Seattle, Washington Seattle Qualifier Ryan Berg Mitch Oakland Al Gulseth Jordan Brown ND West Fargo, North Dakota Grand Forks Qualifier Todd Birr Greg Romaniuk Doug Pottinger Thomas O'Connor Kevin Birr MN 1983 Mankato, Minnesota Grand Forks Qualifier Eric Fenson Trevor Andrews Quentin Way Mark Lazar MN 1983 Bemidji, Minnesota Grand Forks Qualifier Peter Stolt Jerod Roland Brad Caldwell Erik Ordway MN 1983 St. Paul, Minnesota Grand Forks Qualifier Derek Surka Alex Leichter Chris Bond Jared Wydysh Bryan Fink CT New Haven, Connecticut Laurel Qualifier Paul Pustovar Nicholas Myers Andrew Jukich Jeff Puleo Harold Rutan MN 1983 Hibbing, Minnesota Order of Merit Sean Murray Scott Edie Mark Mooney Mike Graziano Brandon Corbett NY Rochester, New York Order of Merit Notes 1Beighton declined his berth to the challenge round. Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings Skip W L MN 1983 Eric Fenson 7 1 MN 1983 Mike Farbelow 6 2 MN 1983 Todd Birr 6 2 CT Derek Surka 5 3 WI John Benton 3 5 MN 1983 Paul Pustovar 3 5 MN 1983 Peter Stolt 2 5 ND Ryan Berg 2 6 NY Sean Murray 1 6 Round-robin results Draw 1 Thursday, January 19, 2:00 pm 1 WI John Benton 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 1 X 8 MN 1983 Peter Stolt 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 3 2 CT Derek Surka 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X 2 MN 1983 Mike Farbelow 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 X X X 7 3 ND Ryan Berg 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 2 MN 1983 Todd Birr 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 1 X 7 4 MN 1983 Eric Fenson 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 3 11 MN 1983 Paul Pustovar 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 8 Draw 2 Thursday, January 19, 7:00 pm 1 NY Sean Murray 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 8 MN 1983 Todd Birr 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 7 2 MN 1983 Eric Fenson 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 X 8 WI John Benton 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 3 3 MN 1983 Paul Pustovar 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 MN 1983 Peter Stolt 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 4 ND Ryan Berg 1 0 1 0 3 0 X X X X 5 MN 1983 Mike Farbelow 0 2 0 5 0 7 X X X X 14 Draw 3 Friday, January 20, 9:00 am 1 MN 1983 Peter Stolt 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6 MN 1983 Eric Fenson 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 7 2 MN 1983 Paul Pustovar 2 1 0 2 0 2 3 X X X 10 ND Ryan Berg 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 X X X 4 3 NY Sean Murray 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X 3 WI John Benton 0 0 3 0 2 0 3 X X X 8 4 MN 1983 Todd Birr 1 1 0 2 1 0 4 X X X 9 CT Derek Surka 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X X 2 Draw 4 Friday, January 20, 2:00 pm 1 ND Ryan Berg 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 CT Derek Surka 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 7 2 MN 1983 Mike Farbelow 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 MN 1983 Peter Stolt 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 7 3 MN 1983 Todd Birr 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 MN 1983 Eric Fenson 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 7 4 MN 1983 Paul Pustovar 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 X 8 NY Sean Murray 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 X 4 Draw 5 Friday, January 20, 7:00 pm 1 MN 1983 Todd Birr 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 X X 7 MN 1983 Peter Stolt 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 X X 3 2 ND Ryan Berg 3 0 0 2 1 1 1 X X X 8 NY Sean Murray 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X X X 2 3 CT Derek Surka 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 X 7 MN 1983 Paul Pustovar 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 5 4 MN 1983 Mike Farbelow 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 8 WI John Benton 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 Draw 6 Saturday, January 21, 9:00 am 1 MN 1983 Mike Farbelow 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 X X 8 MN 1983 Paul Pustovar 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X 3 2 WI John Benton 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 CT Derek Surka 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 6 3 MN 1983 Eric Fenson 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 X X X 7 NY Sean Murray 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X X X 2 4 MN 1983 Peter Stolt 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 7 ND Ryan Berg 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 8 Draw 7 Saturday, January 21, 2:00 pm 1 MN 1983 Eric Fenson 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 6 ND Ryan Berg 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 5 2 NY Sean Murray 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 X X 4 MN 1983 Mike Farbelow 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 2 X X 9 3 MN 1983 Peter Stolt 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 CT Derek Surka 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 6 4 WI John Benton 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 X 3 MN 1983 Todd Birr 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 X 6 Draw 8 Saturday, January 21, 7:00 pm 1 CT Derek Surka 2 1 0 1 0 5 X X X X 9 NY Sean Murray 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X X 2 2 MN 1983 Todd Birr 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 3 X 9 MN 1983 Paul Pustovar 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 4 3 WI John Benton 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 7 ND Ryan Berg 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 MN 1983 Mike Farbelow 2 0 2 2 3 0 X X X X 9 MN 1983 Eric Fenson 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X X X 1 Draw 9 Sunday, January 22, 9:00 am 1 MN 1983 Paul Pustovar 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 7 WI John Benton 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 2 CT Derek Surka 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 8 MN 1983 Eric Fenson 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 2 10 3 MN 1983 Mike Farbelow 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X X 3 MN 1983 Todd Birr 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 X X 8 Sheet 4 Final NY Sean Murray NP MN 1983 Peter Stolt NP Notes References Category:2012 in curling Category:United States National Curling Championships Category:Qualification for curling competitions