2014 United States Men's Curling Championship – Qualification

2014 United States Men's Curling Championship Qualification for the 2014 United States Men's Curling Championship consisted 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 was cut down to six teams through a challenge round held in early January. Qualification system Teams can qualify to participate in the men's national championship through the High Performance Program, through the World Curling Tour Order of Merit, or through a challenge round. Two spots in the nationals were awarded to two teams on the United States Curling Association's High Performance National Program. The teams qualified through the High Performance Program were those skipped by John Shuster and Pete Fenson. Two more spots were awarded to the top two men's teams on the World Curling Tour Order of Merit standings table at the year's end. The teams qualified through the Order of Merit were those skipped by Heath McCormick and Brady Clark. 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. Challenge round The challenge round for the men's nationals will be held from January 9 to 12 at the Four Seasons Curling Club in Blaine, Minnesota.http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2014/January/07/Challenge-Round-begins-Thursday https://web.archive.org/web/20140110091547/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2014/January/07/Challenge-Round-begins-Thursday dead January 10, 2014 Challenge Round begins Thursday 7 January 2014 USA Curling 9 January 2014 Teams Skip Third Second Lead Locale Kent Beadle Dave Jensen Richard Maskel Roger Smith MN St. Paul, Minnesota Ryan Berg Tyler Runing Evan Workin Jordan Brown ND West Fargo, North Dakota Todd Birr Doug Pottinger Tom O'Connor Troy Schroeder MN Blaine, Minnesota Chris Bond Matt Birkild Benj Guzman Rob Corn WA Seattle, Washington Joseph Bonfoey Ted Trolson Paul Lyttle Harold Rutan MN Duluth, Minnesota Craig Brown Kroy Nernberger Matt Hamilton Jon Brunt WI Madison, Wisconsin Stephen Dropkin Evan Jensen Steve Scheffler Michael Graziano MN St. Paul, Minnesota Mike Farbelow Kevin Deeren Kraig Deeren Mark Lazar MN St. Paul, Minnesota Eric Fenson Josh Bahr Jon Chandler Mark Haluptzok MN Bemidji, Minnesota Sam Galey Andrew Ernst Mac Guy Jeremy Dinsel WA Seattle, Washington Tyler George Bill Stopera Martin Sather Dean Gemmell MN Duluth, Minnesota Dale Gibbs Eric Schultz Perry Tholl Matt Fowler MN St. Paul, Minnesota Kevin Kakela Kyle Kakela Ryan Lagasse Todd Ussatis ND Rolla, North Dakota Alex Leichter Brandon Corbett Derek Corbett Jeff Pulli NY Rochester, New York Ryan Lemke Nathan Gebert Ash Nelson Casey Konopacky WI Medford, Wisconsin John Lilla Aaron Nunberg Bryan Hanson Joel Cooper MN St. Paul, Minnesota Lionel Locke George Allendorph Nathan Chilson Michael Vosberg MN St. Paul, Minnesota Owen Sampson Tucker Smith Ned Sampson Cooper Smith ND Fargo, North Dakota Peter Stolt Brad Caldwell Erik Ordway Clayton Orvik MN Plymouth, Minnesota Mark Willmert Chris Dolan Tim Jeanetta Brian Sparstad MN St. Paul, Minnesota Knockout draw brackets A Event First Knockout Qualifier 1 150px WA Chris Bond 5 MN Kent Beadle 8 MN Joseph Bonfoey 9 MN Lionel Locke 4 WI Ryan Lemke 8 ND Kevin Kakela 0 MN Kent Beadle 5 MN Tyler George 7 NY Alex Leichter 8 ND Owen Sampson 7 MN Joseph Bonfoey 8 MN Mike Farbelow 3 WI Ryan Lemke 5 MN Tyler George 8 NY Alex Leichter 2 MN Joseph Bonfoey 3 MN Tyler George 5 MN Joseph Bonfoey 9 First Knockout Qualifier 2 150px MN Mark Willmert 8 WI Dale Gibbs 4 ND Ryan Berg 9 WA Sam Galey 6 MN Stephen Dropkin 9 MN Eric Fenson 2 MN Mark Willmert 5 WI Craig Brown 8 MN John Lilla 3 MN Peter Stolt 7 ND Ryan Berg 2 MN Todd Birr 8 MN Stephen Dropkin 1 WI Craig Brown 9 MN Peter Stolt 5 MN Todd Birr 9 WI Craig Brown 6 MN Todd Birr 0 B Event Second Knockout To Qualifier 3 Qualifier 3 150px ND Owen Sampson 10 WA Chris Bond 6 ND Kevin Kakela 7 MN Lionel Locke 8 MN Mike Farbelow 7 ND Owen Sampson 2 MN Kent Beadle 8 MN Lionel Locke 6 MN Stephen Dropkin 6 MN Mike Farbelow 5 MN Peter Stolt 8 MN Kent Beadle 4 MN Stephen Dropkin 7 MN Peter Stolt 8 MN Peter Stolt 4 MN Tyler George 8 Second Knockout To Qualifier 4 Qualifier 4 150px MN John Lilla 6 WI Dale Gibbs 5 MN Eric Fenson 8 WA Sam Galey 7 ND Ryan Berg 11 MN John Lilla 5 MN Mark Willmert 5 MN Eric Fenson 8 WI Ryan Lemke 7 ND Ryan Berg 4 NY Alex Leichter 7 MN Eric Fenson 6 WI Ryan Lemke 6 NY Alex Leichter 7 NY Alex Leichter 8 MN Todd Birr 6 C Event Third Knockout To Qualifier 5 Qualifier 5 150px WI Dale Gibbs 8 MN Lionel Locke 6 WA Sam Galey 4 ND Owen Sampson 9 MN Eric Fenson 11 WI Dale Gibbs 5 ND Ryan Berg 3 ND Owen Sampson 6 MN Eric Fenson 8 ND Owen Sampson 6 MN Eric Fenson 6 MN Stephen Dropkin 5 MN Eric Fenson 10 MN Todd Birr 9 Third Knockout To Qualifier 6 Qualifier 6 150px WA Chris Bond 8 MN Mark Willmert 6 ND Kevin Kakela 3 MN John Lilla 9 MN Kent Beadle 11 WA Chris Bond 9 MN Mike Farbelow 7 MN John Lilla 6 MN Kent Beadle 5 MN Mike Farbelow 8 MN Mike Farbelow 7 WI Ryan Lemke 5 MN Mike Farbelow 6 MN Peter Stolt 12 Knockout results Draw 1 Thursday, January 9, 7:00 pm WA Chris Bond 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 X 5 MN Kent Beadle 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 X 8 MN Joseph Bonfoey 0 3 0 0 4 0 2 0 X X 9 MN Lionel Locke 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 X X 4 MN Mark Willmert 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 8 WI Dale Gibbs 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 4 ND Ryan Berg 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 2 X 9 WA Sam Galey 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 X 6 WI Ryan Lemke 0 2 3 3 X X X X X X 8 ND Kevin Kakela 0 0 0 0 X X X X X X 0 NY Alex Leichter 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 8 ND Owen Sampson 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 7 Draw 2 Friday, January 10, 9:00 am MN Kent Beadle 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 X 5 MN Tyler George 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 X 7 MN Joseph Bonfoey 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 X X 8 MN Mike Farbelow 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 X X 3 MN Stephen Dropkin 2 0 3 4 0 X X X X X 9 MN Eric Fenson 0 1 0 0 1 X X X X X 2 MN Mark Willmert 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 5 WI Craig Brown 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 X 8 MN John Lilla 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 3 MN Peter Stolt 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 X 7 ND Ryan Berg 0 0 0 0 2 0 X X X X 2 MN Todd Birr 2 1 1 1 0 3 X X X X 8 Draw 3 Friday, January 10, 2:00 pm WI Ryan Lemke 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 X 5 MN Tyler George 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 3 X 8 NY Alex Leichter 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 2 MN Joseph Bonfoey 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 3 ND Owen Sampson 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 3 X X 10 WA Chris Bond 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 X X 6 ND Kevin Kakela 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 MN Lionel Locke 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 8 MN John Lilla 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 WI Dale Gibbs 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 MN Eric Fenson 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 8 WA Sam Galey 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 7 Draw 4 Friday, January 10, 7:00 pm MN Stephen Dropkin 0 1 0 0 X X X X X X 1 WI Craig Brown 1 0 6 2 X X X X X X 9 MN Peter Stolt 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 X 5 MN Todd Birr 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 X 9 MN Mike Farbelow 3 0 0 3 1 0 X X X X 7 ND Owen Sampson 0 1 0 0 0 1 X X X X 2 MN Kent Beadle 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 3 0 X 8 MN Lionel Locke 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 6 ND Ryan Berg 0 2 0 1 0 2 3 0 3 X 11 MN John Lilla 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 X 5 MN Mark Willmert 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 X 5 MN Eric Fenson 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 X 8 Draw 5 Saturday, January 11, 9:00 am MN Tyler George 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 X 5 MN Joseph Bonfoey 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 1 X 9 WI Craig Brown 0 2 1 2 1 X X X X X 6 MN Todd Birr 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X X 0 WI Dale Gibbs 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 8 MN Lionel Locke 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 WA Sam Galey 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 X X 4 ND Owen Sampson 2 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 X X 9 WA Chris Bond 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 X 8 MN Mark Willmert 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 6 ND Kevin Kakela 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 X X X 3 MN John Lilla 3 0 0 1 3 0 2 X X X 9 Draw 6 Saturday, January 11, 2:00 pm MN Stephen Dropkin 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 6 MN Mike Farbelow 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 MN Peter Stolt 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 X 8 MN Kent Beadle 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 4 WI Ryan Lemke 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 7 ND Ryan Berg 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 NY Alex Leichter 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 MN Eric Fenson 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 6 Draw 7 Saturday, January 11, 7:00 pm MN Stephen Dropkin 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 7 MN Peter Stolt 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 8 WI Ryan Lemke 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6 NY Alex Leichter 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 1 8 MN Eric Fenson 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 2 X X 11 WI Dale Gibbs 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 X X 5 ND Ryan Berg 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 ND Owen Sampson 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 6 MN Kent Beadle 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 11 WA Chris Bond 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 9 MN Mike Farbelow 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 7 MN John Lilla 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 Draw 8 Sunday, January 12, 9:00 am MN Peter Stolt 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 X 4 MN Tyler George 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 X 8 NY Alex Leichter 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 X 8 MN Todd Birr 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 X 6 MN Eric Fenson 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 8 ND Owen Sampson 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 6 MN Kent Beadle 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 X 5 MN Mike Farbelow 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 X 8 Draw 9 Sunday, January 12, 2:00 pm MN Eric Fenson 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 MN Stephen Dropkin 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 MN Mike Farbelow 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 7 WI Ryan Lemke 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 Draw 10 Sunday, January 12, 7:00 pm MN Eric Fenson 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 10 MN Todd Birr 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 9 MN Mike Farbelow 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 6 MN Peter Stolt 0 3 0 4 0 1 0 1 3 X 12 References 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