2011 United States Men's Curling Championship

2011 United States Men's Curling Championship 2011USNCC.gif 200 Fargo, North Dakota Scheels Arena February 12–19, 2011 Minnesota Pete Fenson Bemidji CC, Bemidji, Minnesota Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Ryan Brunt Minnesota Tyler George 2010 2012 The 2011 United States Men's Curling Championship took place on February 12–19 at the Scheels Arena in Fargo, North Dakota. It was held in conjunction with the 2011 United States Women's Curling Championship. After a win over the Tyler George rink, Pete Fenson and his team became champions for the second consecutive time. They represented the United States at the 2011 World Championships in Regina, Saskatchewan, finishing in 10th place after an unfortunate series of close losses dropped their win–loss record to 3-8. It is the worst finish by an American men's team at the world championships to date. Road to the Nationals 2011 United States Men's Curling Championship qualifiers Teams qualified for the men's nationals in one of two ways. Two teams automatically qualified as the top two US teams on the Order of Merit list after the Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel is completed. This year, those two teams are the Pete Fenson and Tyler George rinks.Order of Merit as of 12/21/10 The remaining eight spots for the nationals were awarded to the top finishers in the regional qualifiers and challenge rounds. Five teams qualified from the qualifiers round, where each qualified site received one or more qualifying spots. The other three spots went to the winners of the challenge round.Nationals Rules Teams SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateLocaleQualification Method Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Ryan Brunt Minnesota Bemidji Top 1 US Order of Merit Tyler George Christopher Plys Rich Ruohonen Phill Drobnick Minnesota Eveleth Top 2 US Order of Merit Craig Brown John Shuster Greg Johnson Derrick Casper Jeremiah Dotlich Wisconsin Madison Medford Qualifier Geoff Goodland Pete Westberg Tim Solin Ken Olson Tim Jeanetta Wisconsin Eau Claire Medford Qualifier Craig Disher Kevin Kakela Chad Carlson Pete Annis John Benton North Dakota Rolla Bismarck Qualifier Jason Larway Colin Hufman Sean Beighton Joel Larway Washington Seattle Bismarck Qualifier Heath McCormick Bill Stopera Martin Sather Dean Gemmell New York Rochester Rochester Qualifier Todd Birr Greg Romaniuk Doug Pottinger Tom O'Connor Kevin Birr Minnesota Mankato Challenge Round Zach Jacobson Kevin Deeren Zane Jacobson Kraig Deeren Mike Farbelow North Dakota Langdon Challenge Round Matt Hamilton Jeremy Roe Joseph Bonfoey Patrick Roe Paul Pustovar Wisconsin Madison Challenge Round Round-robin standings Through Draw 9 Team (Skip)WLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank EndsStolen Ends Minnesota Pete Fenson 9 0 72 42 44 32 1 17 Minnesota Tyler George 7 2 68 53 35 32 7 3 Minnesota Todd Birr 6 3 71 49 42 29 1 16 New York Heath McCormick 6 3 61 42 34 34 3 8 North Dakota Zach Jacobson 5 4 52 53 29 39 9 3 Wisconsin Craig Brown 4 5 61 59 38 35 3 9 Wisconsin Matt Hamilton 3 6 53 63 35 39 6 8 North Dakota Craig Disher 2 7 45 64 32 35 5 9 Washington Jason Larway 2 7 48 70 27 35 2 5 Wisconsin Geoff Goodland 1 8 44 70 35 42 5 7 Round-robin results All times listed in Central Standard Time. Draw 1 Saturday, February 12, 8:30 pm A Wisconsin Matt Hamilton 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 7 Wisconsin Craig Brown 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 6 B North Dakota Craig Disher 2 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 9 Washington Jason Larway 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 X 4 C Minnesota Todd Birr 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 8 North Dakota Zach Jacobson 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 10 D Minnesota Pete Fenson 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 6 Wisconsin Geoff Goodland 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 E New York Heath McCormick 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 6 Minnesota Tyler George 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 Draw 2 Sunday, February 13, 12:00 pm A Minnesota Tyler George 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 7 North Dakota Zach Jacobson 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 6 B New York Heath McCormick 0 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 X 9 Wisconsin Craig Brown 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 6 C Wisconsin Geoff Goodland 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 X X 6 Washington Jason Larway 0 1 0 6 0 3 0 3 X X 13 D Minnesota Todd Birr 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 X X 7 North Dakota Craig Disher 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 2 E Minnesota Pete Fenson 2 0 1 0 3 1 1 X X X 8 Wisconsin Matt Hamilton 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X X X 2 Draw 3 Sunday, February 13, 8:00 pm A Minnesota Todd Birr 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 X 7 Washington Jason Larway 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 4 B North Dakota Zach Jacobson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 2 Minnesota Pete Fenson 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 X 6 C North Dakota Craig Disher 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 X X X 4 Minnesota Tyler George 0 0 2 0 5 0 2 X X X 9 D New York Heath McCormick 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 5 Wisconsin Matt Hamilton 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 3 X 8 E Wisconsin Geoff Goodland 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 Wisconsin Craig Brown 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 Draw 4 Monday, February 14, 12:00 pm A Wisconsin Craig Brown 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 X 8 North Dakota Craig Disher 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 X 6 B Wisconsin Matt Hamilton 0 2 1 0 3 0 2 2 0 X 10 Wisconsin Geoff Goodland 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 X 6 C New York Heath McCormick 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 4 Minnesota Pete Fenson 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 3 X 9 D North Dakota Zach Jacobson 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 X 7 Washington Jason Larway 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 5 E Minnesota Tyler George 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 X 9 Minnesota Todd Birr 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 5 Draw 5 Monday, February 14, 8:00 pm A Wisconsin Geoff Goodland 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X X X 1 Minnesota Todd Birr 2 1 0 2 2 1 X X X X 8 B Minnesota Pete Fenson 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 7 North Dakota Craig Disher 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 C North Dakota Zach Jacobson 3 0 0 4 0 1 0 X X X 8 Wisconsin Matt Hamilton 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 X X X 3 D Wisconsin Craig Brown 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 7 Minnesota Tyler George 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 E Washington Jason Larway 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 7 New York Heath McCormick 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 3 11 Draw 6 Tuesday, February 15, 2:30 pm A North Dakota Zach Jacobson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X X 2 New York Heath McCormick 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 X X 6 B Minnesota Tyler George 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 6 Wisconsin Matt Hamilton 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 C Wisconsin Craig Brown 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 X X 5 Minnesota Todd Birr 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 3 X X 10 D Washington Jason Larway 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 X X 4 Minnesota Pete Fenson 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 X X 8 E North Dakota Craig Disher 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 4 Wisconsin Geoff Goodland 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 Draw 7 Wednesday, February 16, 8:00 am A Washington Jason Larway 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 7 Wisconsin Matt Hamilton 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 5 B Wisconsin Craig Brown 1 1 0 2 1 3 0 1 X X 9 North Dakota Zach Jacobson 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 X X 4 C Minnesota Tyler George 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 8 Wisconsin Geoff Goodland 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 7 D North Dakota Craig Disher 2 0 0 0 X X X X X X 2 New York Heath McCormick 0 5 1 3 X X X X X X 9 E Minnesota Todd Birr 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 8 Minnesota Pete Fenson 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 9 Draw 8 Wednesday, February 16, 4:00 pm A Minnesota Pete Fenson 4 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 X 10 Minnesota Tyler George 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 X 8 B Minnesota Todd Birr 1 1 4 0 3 0 X X X X 9 New York Heath McCormick 0 0 0 2 0 1 X X X X 3 C Wisconsin Matt Hamilton 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 7 North Dakota Craig Disher 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 9 D Wisconsin Geoff Goodland 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 North Dakota Zach Jacobson 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 7 E Wisconsin Craig Brown 3 1 2 0 3 X X X X X 9 Washington Jason Larway 0 0 0 1 0 X X X X X 1 Draw 9 Thursday, February 17, 8:00 am A New York Heath McCormick 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 X 8 Wisconsin Geoff Goodland 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 X 4 B Washington Jason Larway 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 X X X 3 Minnesota Tyler George 1 0 0 2 3 0 2 X X X 8 C Minnesota Pete Fenson 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 X 9 Wisconsin Craig Brown 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 5 D Wisconsin Matt Hamilton 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 6 Minnesota Todd Birr 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 8 E North Dakota Zach Jacobson 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 X 6 North Dakota Craig Disher 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 X 4 Playoffs Page playoff system Semifinal Final 1 Minnesota Pete Fenson 11 2 Minnesota Tyler George 7 3 Minnesota Todd Birr 9 4 New York Heath McCormick 5 2 Minnesota Tyler George 8 3 Minnesota Todd Birr 7 1 Minnesota Pete Fenson 6 2 Minnesota Tyler George 5 1 vs. 2 game Friday, February 18, 12:00 pm Minnesota Pete Fenson 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 1 0 3 11 Minnesota Tyler George 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 7 3 vs. 4 game Friday, February 18, 12:00 pm Minnesota Todd Birr 2 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 X 9 New York Heath McCormick 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 X 5 Semifinal Friday, February 18, 8:00 pm Minnesota Tyler George 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 8 Minnesota Todd Birr 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 7 Championship final Saturday, February 19, 3:00 pm Fenson opened up the final of the men's championship with a draw against two to barely secure shot rock, scoring a single in the first end. George came back with a draw for three after Fenson threw a draw too heavy, taking an early lead after the third. Fenson responded with a hit and stick shot to score a deuce, and George drew to the button for a single in the fifth. After the break, Fenson blanked two ends before a heavy draw in the eighth left him with only one point, tying the game. Fenson forced George to take a single in the ninth end, giving George the lead, but Fenson tied the game in the final end with a takeout. In the extra end, Fenson drew to the eight-foot circle with his last stone, and George's hammer stone crashed on a rock in the top twelve-foot, leaving Fenson a steal of one point and the win. Minnesota Pete Fenson 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 6 Minnesota Tyler George 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 References External links 2011 USA Nationals Home Page Results on CurlingZone.com United States Mens Curling Championship, 2011 United States Mens Curling Championship, 2011 Category:United States National Curling Championships Category:Sports in Fargo, North Dakota Category:Curling competitions in North Dakota Category:2011 in sports in North Dakota