2013 United States Men's Curling Championship – Qualification

Qualification for the 2013 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 qualified 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.

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 Pete Fenson and Heath McCormick. Two more spots were awarded to the top two men'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 were 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 Tyler George and John Shuster.

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 was held in a triple knockout format, and was an open registration event. The teams that entered the challenge round were seeded through a strength of field ranking and through a peer ranking. The strength of field ranking was based on players' participation and performance in national championships and world championships. The seedings influenced the draw of the triple knockout event.^[2]

Challenge round

The challenge round for the men's nationals was held from January 2 to 6 at the Hibbing Curling Club in Hibbing, Minnesota.^[3] The teams skipped by Craig Brown, Greg Persinger, Ryan Lemke, Brady Clark, Mike Farbelow, and Todd Birr advanced from the challenge round to the nationals.^[4]

Teams

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

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Ryan Berg	Al Gulseth	Mark Gulseth	Jordan Brown	West Fargo, North Dakota
Steve Birkild	Chris Bond	Matt Birklid	Atticus Wallace	Seattle, Washington
Todd Birr	Doug Pottinger	Greg Romaniuk	Thomas O'Connor	Mankato, Minnesota
Joseph Bonfoey	Ted Trolson	Joel Dietz	Matthew Carlson	Duluth, Minnesota
Craig Brown	Kroy Nernberger	Matt Hamilton	Jon Brunt	Madison, Wisconsin
Derrick Casper	Marcus Fonger	Tommy Juszczyk	Robert Splinter	Madison, Wisconsin
Brady Clark	Sean Beighton	Darren Lehto	Steve Lundeen	Seattle, Washington
Stuart Cohen	Kevin Mechenbier	Steve Scheffler	Adam Huffman	Columbus, Ohio
Brandon Corbett	Derek Corbett	Erik Jensen	Daniel Dudt	Rochester, New York
Brian Damon	Michael Stefanik	Scott Parmelee	Charles Skinner	Schenectady, New York
Richard Dimperio	Jeff Pulli	Jason Scott	Christopher Lopez	Rochester, New York
Chris Dolan	Cameron McLelland	Tim Jeanetta	Brian Sparstad	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mike Farbelow	Kevin Deeren	Kraig Deeren	Mark Lazar	St. Paul, Minnesota
Eric Fenson	Trevor Andrews	Blake Morton	Calvin Weber	Bemidji, Minnesota
Mark Haluptzok	Jerod Roland	Nic Wagner	Jon Chandler	Bemidji, Minnesota
Matt Holtwick	Nik Geller	Ryan Meyer	Phillip Wolf	Elyria, Ohio
Evan Jensen	Daniel Metcalf	Daniel Ruehl	Steven Gebauer	Medford, Wisconsin
Andy Jukich	Lyle Sieg	Matt Zbylut	Duane Rutan	Duluth, Minnesota
Kevin Kakela	Adam Kitchens	Kyle Kakela	Travis Kitchens	Rolla, North Dakota
Ryan Lemke	Nate Gebert	John Lilla	Casey Konopacky	Medford, Wisconsin
Matt Mielke	Alex Leichter	Nate Clark	Stephen Dropkin	Medford, Massachusetts
Kris Perkovich	Aaron Wald	Kevin Johnson	Taylor Skalsky	Chisholm, Minnesota
Greg Persinger	Nicholas Myers	Sean Murray	Tim Gartner	Fairbanks, Alaska
Jeff Puleo	Derek Surka	Cooper Smith	Joel Cooper	Forest Lake, Minnesota
Jeremy Roe	Steve Day	Patrick Roe	Mark Hartman	Rio, Wisconsin
Tyler Runing	Evan Workin	Parker Shook	Cole Jaeger	Mankato, Minnesota
Owen Sampson	Ned Sampson	Tucker Smith	Kyle Young	Edmore, North Dakota
Tom Scott	Ben Wilson	Tony Wilson	Nate Haskell	Hibbing, Minnesota
Matt Stevens	Robert Liapis	Cody Stevens	Jeff Breyen	Bemidji, Minnesota
Peter Stolt	Clayton Orvik	Erik Ordway	Bryan Hanson	Plymouth, Minnesota

Knockout Draw Brackets

The draw is listed as follows:^[7]

A Event

First Knockout		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Qualifier 1

Jeff Puleo	1
Matt Mielke	10	Matt Mielke	2
		Todd Birr	4
				Todd Birr	8
Owen Sampson	14			Jeremy Roe	7
Evan Jensen	4	Owen Sampson	1
Jeremy Roe	9	Jeremy Roe	10
Chris Dolan	5					Todd Birr	4
Eric Fenson	9					Greg Persinger	7
Matt Holtwick	2	Eric Fenson	4
Joseph Bonfoey	8	Joseph Bonfoey	5
Brandon Corbett	2			Joseph Bonfoey	5
Matt Stevens	6			Greg Persinger	7
Richard Dimperio	2	Matt Stevens	3
Greg Persinger	8	Greg Persinger	7
Steve Birkild	6

First Knockout		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Qualifier 2

Mark Haluptzok	3
Andy Jukich	8	Andy Jukich	2
		Craig Brown	7
				Craig Brown	8
Derrick Casper	6			Kevin Kakela	3
Tyler Runing	5	Derrick Casper	2
Kevin Kakela	9	Kevin Kakela	8
Tom Scott	3					Craig Brown	8
Mike Farbelow	10					Brady Clark	3
Stuart Cohen	5	Mike Farbelow	5
Ryan Lemke	11	Ryan Lemke	8
Peter Stolt	8			Ryan Lemke	2
Brady Clark	7			Brady Clark	6
Brian Damon	4	Brady Clark	7
Kris Perkovich	5	Ryan Berg	3
Ryan Berg	8

B Event

Second Knockout		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		To Pre-qualifier 3

						Kevin Kakela	3
						Eric Fenson	7
		Matt Stevens	9
		Jeff Puleo	3
				Matt Stevens	5
				Eric Fenson	6
		Eric Fenson	8
Evan Jensen	6	Chris Dolan	5
Chris Dolan	8

Second Knockout		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		To Pre-qualifier 3

						Ryan Lemke	8
						Owen Sampson	7
		Owen Sampson	10
Matt Holtwick	1	Brandon Corbett	5
Brandon Corbett	10			Owen Sampson	8
				Matt Mielke	3
		Matt Mielke	9
Richard Dimperio	3	Steve Birkild	1
Steve Birkild	8

Pre-qualifier 3		Qualifier 3

		Todd Birr	3
Eric Fenson	4	Ryan Lemke	8
Ryan Lemke	9

Second Knockout		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		To Pre-qualifier 4

						Jeremy Roe	7
						Ryan Berg	4
		Ryan Berg	10
		Mark Haluptzok	7
				Ryan Berg	9
				Tyler Runing	2
		Mike Farbelow	6
Tyler Runing	7	Tyler Runing	7
Tom Scott	6

Second Knockout		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		To Pre-qualifier 4

						Joseph Bonfoey	9
						Andy Jukich	7
		Derrick Casper	6
Stuart Cohen	3	Peter Stolt	10
Peter Stolt	9			Peter Stolt	8
				Andy Jukich	9
		Andy Jukich	8
Brian Damon	3	Kris Perkovich	7
Kris Perkovich	12

Pre-qualifier 4		Qualifier 4

		Brady Clark	9
Jeremy Roe	2	Joseph Bonfoey	2
Joseph Bonfoey	7

C Event

Third Knockout		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		To Pre-qualifier 5

						Andy Jukich	2
						Mike Farbelow	8
		Mark Haluptzok	4
Evan Jensen	1	Mike Farbelow	9
Mike Farbelow	9			Mike Farbelow	8
				Matt Mielke	0

Third Knockout		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		To Pre-qualifier 5

						Ryan Berg	2
Matt Holtwick	8					Matt Stevens	5
Derrick Casper	3	Matt Holtwick	1
Richard Dimperio	1	Kris Perkovich	10
Kris Perkovich	10			Kris Perkovich	5
				Matt Stevens	7

Pre-qualifier 5		Semifinals		Qualifier 5

				Joseph Bonfoey	6
Mike Farbelow	7			Mike Farbelow	7
Matt Stevens	2	Mike Farbelow	9
		Eric Fenson	3

Third Knockout		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		To Pre-qualifier 6

						Owen Sampson	10
						Peter Stolt	1
		Jeff Puleo	8
Tom Scott	8	Tom Scott	7
Chris Dolan	7			Jeff Puleo	5
				Peter Stolt	8

Third Knockout		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		To Pre-qualifier 6

						Kevin Kakela	6
Stuart Cohen	5					Brandon Corbett	8
Brandon Corbett	9	Brandon Corbett	8
Brian Damon	3	Steve Birkild	7
Steve Birkild	9			Brandon Corbett	10
				Tyler Runing	2

Pre-qualifier 6		Semifinals		Qualifier 6

				Todd Birr	7
Owen Sampson	9			Owen Sampson	6
Brandon Corbett	8	Owen Sampson	9
		Jeremy Roe	4

Knockout results

All draw times listed in Central Standard Time (UTC-6).^[7]

Draw 1

Wednesday, January 2, 4:00 pm

Sheet 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Jeff Puleo	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	X	X	X	1
Matt Mielke	0	0	2	4	1	0	3	X	X	X	10

Sheet 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Owen Sampson	2	0	1	0	2	1	2	0	6	X	14
Evan Jensen	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	X	4

Sheet 3	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Jeremy Roe	1	1	1	0	0	2	2	1	1	X	9
Chris Dolan	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	X	5

Sheet 4	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Eric Fenson	1	0	3	0	4	0	1	X	X	X	9
Tom Scott	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	X	X	X	2

Sheet 5	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Joseph Bonfoey	0	0	1	0	1	0	4	2	X	X	8
Brandon Corbett	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	X	X	2

Sheet 6	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Matt Stevens	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	X	6
Richard Dimperio	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	X	2

Sheet 7	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Greg Persinger	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	3	8
Steve Birkild	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	6

Draw 2

Wednesday, January 2, 8:00 pm

Sheet 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Mark Haluptzok	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	X	X	3
Andy Jukich	0	1	1	2	0	2	0	2	X	X	8

Sheet 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Derrick Casper	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	6
Tyler Runing	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	5

Sheet 3	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Kevin Kakela	0	2	0	3	1	2	0	1	X	X	9
Tom Scott	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	X	X	3

Sheet 4	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Mike Farbelow	2	0	2	1	0	3	2	0	0	X	10
Stuart Cohen	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	X	5

Sheet 5	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Ryan Lemke	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	1	11
Peter Stolt	0	0	3	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	8

Sheet 6	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Brady Clark	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	7
Brian Damon	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	4

Sheet 7	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Kris Perkovich	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	X	5
Ryan Berg	0	0	1	0	3	2	1	0	1	X	8

Draw 3

Thursday, January 3, 8:00 am

Sheet 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Matt Mielke	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	X	2
Todd Birr	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	X	4

Sheet 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Owen Sampson	1	0	0	0	0	X	X	X	X	X	1
Jeremy Roe	0	4	3	2	1	X	X	X	X	X	10

Sheet 3	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Eric Fenson	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	4
Joseph Bonfoey	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	5

Sheet 4	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Matt Stevens	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3
Greg Persinger	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	7

Sheet 5	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Evan Jensen	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	6
Chris Dolan	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	1	8

Sheet 6	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Matt Holtwick	0	0	0	1	0	X	X	X	X	X	1
Brandon Corbett	3	3	2	0	2	X	X	X	X	X	10

Sheet 7	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Richard Dimperio	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	X	X	3
Steve Birkild	0	1	0	2	0	2	1	2	X	X	8

Draw 4

Thursday, January 3, 12:00 pm

Sheet 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Andy Jukich	1	0	0	0	1	0	X	X	X	X	2
Craig Brown	0	2	0	2	0	3	X	X	X	X	7

Sheet 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Derrick Casper	0	1	0	1	0	0	X	X	X	X	2
Kevin Kakela	3	0	2	0	1	2	X	X	X	X	8

Sheet 3	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Mike Farbelow	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	X	5
Ryan Lemke	0	1	0	1	1	3	0	1	1	X	8

Sheet 4	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Brady Clark	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	2	X	7
Ryan Berg	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	X	3

Sheet 5	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Tyler Runing	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	7
Tom Scott	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	6

Sheet 6	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Stuart Cohen	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	X	X	3
Peter Stolt	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	4	X	X	9

Sheet 7	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Brian Damon	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	X	X	X	3
Kris Perkovich	0	4	0	2	4	0	2	X	X	X	12

Draw 5

Thursday, January 3, 4:00 pm

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Matt Stevens	1	0	2	1	0	2	2	0	1	X	9
Jeff Puleo	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Eric Fenson	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	3	0	X	8
Chris Dolan	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	X	5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Owen Sampson	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	3	2	X	10
Brandon Corbett	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	X	5

Draw 6

Thursday, January 3, 8:00 pm

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Matt Mielke	1	3	3	0	2	X	X	X	X	X	9
Steve Birkild	0	0	0	1	0	X	X	X	X	X	1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Ryan Berg	4	0	3	0	0	2	0	1	0	X	10
Mark Haluptzok	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	X	7

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Mike Farbelow	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	6
Tyler Runing	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	7

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Derrick Casper	0	2	0	3	0	1	0	0	X	X	6
Peter Stolt	2	0	3	0	2	0	0	3	X	X	10

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Andy Jukich	0	2	0	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	8
Kris Perkovich	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	7

Draw 7

Friday, January 4, 9:00 am

Sheet 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Todd Birr	0	3	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	8
Jeremy Roe	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	7

Sheet 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Joseph Bonfoey	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	5
Greg Persinger	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	1	1	7

Sheet 3	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Craig Brown	0	2	1	0	3	1	0	1	X	X	8
Kevin Kakela	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	X	X	3

Sheet 4	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Ryan Lemke	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	X	2
Brady Clark	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	X	6

Sheet 5	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Evan Jensen	0	1	0	0	X	X	X	X	X	X	1
Mike Farbelow	3	0	3	3	X	X	X	X	X	X	9

Sheet 6	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Tom Scott	0	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	8
Chris Dolan	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	7

Sheet 7	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Stuart Cohen	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	X	X	5
Brandon Corbett	3	0	1	0	3	0	0	2	X	X	9

Draw 8

Friday, January 4, 2:00 pm

Sheet 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Matt Stevens	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	5
Eric Fenson	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	6

Sheet 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Owen Sampson	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	3	X	8
Matt Mielke	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	X	3

Sheet 3	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Ryan Berg	0	2	2	0	3	1	1	X	X	X	9
Tyler Runing	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	X	X	X	2

Sheet 4	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Matt Holtwick	2	0	0	3	1	1	1	X	X	X	8
Derrick Casper	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	X	X	X	3

Sheet 5	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Richard Dimperio	0	0	1	0	0	X	X	X	X	X	1
Kris Perkovich	0	1	0	5	4	X	X	X	X	X	10

Sheet 6	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Brian Damon	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	X	X	3
Steve Birkild	2	1	0	2	1	0	0	3	X	X	9

Sheet 7	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Mark Haluptzok	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	X	X	4
Mike Farbelow	0	3	2	0	2	0	2	0	X	X	9

Draw 9

Friday, January 4, 7:00 pm

Sheet 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Peter Stolt	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	2	0	1	0	8
Andy Jukich	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	9

Sheet 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Ryan Lemke	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	8
Ryan Berg	0	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	7

Sheet 3	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Jeremy Roe	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	2	X	7
Ryan Berg	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	X	4

Sheet 4	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Matt Holtwick	0	1	0	0	X	X	X	X	X	X	1
Kris Perkovich	3	0	5	2	X	X	X	X	X	X	10

Sheet 5	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Jeff Puleo	0	0	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	2	8
Tom Scott	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	7

Sheet 6	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Brandon Corbett	0	0	0	2	0	3	1	0	1	1	8
Steve Birkild	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7

Sheet 7	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Mike Farbelow	1	1	3	3	X	X	X	X	X	X	8
Matt Mielke	0	0	0	0	X	X	X	X	X	X	0

Draw 10

Saturday, January 5, 9:00 am

Sheet 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Todd Birr	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	X	4
Greg Persinger	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	X	7

Sheet 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Craig Brown	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	X	X	8
Brady Clark	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	X	X	3

Sheet 3	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Kevin Kakela	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
Eric Fenson	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	3	7

Sheet 4	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Joseph Bonfoey	3	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	9
Andy Jukich	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	7

Sheet 5	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10

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Events at the 2013 United States National Curling Championships

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