2018 United States Men's Curling Championship

2018 United States
Men's Curling Championship
Host cityFargo, North Dakota
ArenaScheels Arena
DatesMarch 3–10
WinnerWashington (state) Team Persinger
Curling clubGranite CC, Seattle, Washington
SkipGreg Persinger
ThirdRich Ruohonen
SecondColin Hufman
LeadPhilip Tilker
FinalistMinnesota Heath McCormick
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The 2018 United States Men's Curling Championship was held from March 3 to 10 at the Scheels Arena in Fargo, North Dakota. It was held in conjunction with the 2018 United States Women's Curling Championship.

Teams

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Ten teams qualified to participate in the 2018 national championship.[1]

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Todd Birr John Benton Hunter Clawson Tom O'Connor Minnesota Blaine, Minnesota
Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Mark Fenner Alex Fenson Minnesota Bemidji, Minnesota
Heath McCormick Chris Plys Korey Dropkin Tom Howell Minnesota Blaine, Minnesota
Greg Persinger Rich Ruohonen Colin Hufman Phil Tilker Washington (state) Seattle, Washington
Jed Brundidge Jordan Brown Evan Workin Cameron Rittenour South Dakota Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Alex Leichter Martin Sather Chris Bond Jared Wydysh Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts
Sean Beighton (Fourth) Kroy Nernberger (Skip) Derrick McLean Quinn Evenson Minnesota Blaine, Minnesota
Scott Dunnam Cody Clouser Trevor Host Ethan Meyers Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nicholas Connolly Chase Sinnett Andrew McDonald Andrew Dunnam Washington (state) Seattle, Washington
Tucker Smith Kyle Kakela Timothy Hodek Will Pryor North Dakota Bismarck, North Dakota

Round-robin standings

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Final round-robin standings[2]

Key
Teams to playoffs
Teams to tiebreakers
Skip W L
Minnesota Heath McCormick 8 1
Washington (state) Greg Persinger 8 1
Minnesota Todd Birr 6 3
Minnesota Kroy Nernberger 5 4
South Dakota Jed Brundidge 5 4
Washington (state) Nicholas Connolly 4 5
Minnesota Pete Fenson 4 5
Massachusetts Alex Leichter 3 6
Pennsylvania Scott Dunnam 1 8
North Dakota Tucker Smith 1 8

Round-robin results

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All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time.

Draw 1

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Saturday, March 03, 4:30pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jed Brundidge 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 4
Greg Persinger (has hammer) 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 X 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alex Leichter 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
Pete Fenson (has hammer) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Heath McCormick (has hammer) 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 X X 11
Scott Dunnam 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 X X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr (has hammer) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 7
Kroy Nernberger 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Tucker Smith (has hammer) 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 7
Nicholas Connolly 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 8

Draw 2

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Sunday, March 04, 8:00am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 8
Nicholas Connolly 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Scott Dunnam 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 6
Kroy Nernberger (has hammer) 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tucker Smith 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 3 X 10
Alex Leichter (has hammer) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pete Fenson (has hammer) 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 7
Jed Brundidge 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Greg Persinger (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 3 X X 8
Heath McCormick 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X X 3

Draw 3

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Sunday, March 04, 4:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pete Fenson 0 2 2 1 1 0 X X X X 6
Tucker Smith (has hammer) 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X X X 1
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Heath McCormick (has hammer) 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 X X 6
Todd Birr 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nicholas Connolly 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 5
Kroy Nernberger (has hammer) 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 X 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alex Leichter 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
Greg Persinger (has hammer) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jed Brundidge (has hammer) 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 9
Scott Dunnam 0 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 7

Draw 4

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Monday, March 05, 10:00am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Heath McCormick (has hammer) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 5
Kroy Nernberger 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tucker Smith (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 4
Jed Brundidge 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 X 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pete Fenson 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 3
Greg Persinger (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 X 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nicholas Connolly (has hammer) 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 X 7
Scott Dunnam 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alex Leichter (has hammer) 3 1 0 2 2 X X X X X 8
Todd Birr 0 0 1 0 0 X X X X X 1

Draw 5

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Monday, March 05, 7:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Scott Dunnam 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 5
Alex Leichter (has hammer) 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Greg Persinger (has hammer) 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 X X X 10
Nicholas Connolly 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 X X X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jed Brundidge (has hammer) 2 0 1 1 1 0 3 X X X 8
Todd Birr 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X X X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tucker Smith 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 3
Heath McCormick (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 X X 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pete Fenson 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 4
Kroy Nernberger (has hammer) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 2 X 8

Draw 6

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Tuesday, March 06, 12:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Nicholas Connolly (has hammer) 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
Jed Brundidge 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pete Fenson 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4
Heath McCormick (has hammer) 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Scott Dunnam (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 7
Tucker Smith 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Kroy Nernberger 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Alex Leichter (has hammer) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Todd Birr (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 6
Greg Persinger 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5

Draw 7

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Tuesday, March 06, 8:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tucker Smith (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X X 4
Todd Birr 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 X X 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Kroy Nernberger (has hammer) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
Greg Persinger 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alex Leichter (has hammer) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 X 4
Nicholas Connolly 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 X 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Scott Dunnam (has hammer) 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 4
Pete Fenson 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 1 3 X 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Heath McCormick 1 0 3 4 0 2 X X X X 10
Jed Brundidge (has hammer) 0 3 0 0 0 0 X X X X 3

Draw 8

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Wednesday, March 07, 12:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alex Leichter 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 X X 4
Heath McCormick (has hammer) 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 X X 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 7
Scott Dunnam (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Kroy Nernberger (has hammer) 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 3 X 9
Jed Brundidge 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Greg Persinger (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 X X 7
Tucker Smith 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Nicholas Connolly 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 5
Pete Fenson (has hammer) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 4

Draw 9

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Wednesday, March 07, 8:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Greg Persinger (has hammer) 3 1 1 0 1 0 X X X X 6
Scott Dunnam 0 0 0 1 0 1 X X X X 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jed Brundidge (has hammer) 2 0 2 0 0 1 3 X X X 8
Alex Leichter 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 X X X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr (has hammer) 1 2 0 1 0 4 0 2 X X 10
Pete Fenson 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Heath McCormick (has hammer) 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 X X 8
Nicholas Connolly 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Kroy Nernberger (has hammer) 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6
Tucker Smith 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 5

Playoffs

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1 vs. 2

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Thursday, March 8, 8:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Greg Persinger (has hammer) 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 8
Heath McCormick 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4
Player percentages
Washington (state) Team Persinger Minnesota Team McCormick
Phil Tilker 88% Thomas Howell 96%
Colin Hufman 91% Korey Dropkin 79%
Rich Ruohonen 97% Christopher Plys 72%
Greg Persinger 97% Heath McCormick 80%
Total 93% Total 82%

3 vs. 4

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Thursday, March 8, 8:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 7
Kroy Nernberger 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 6
Player percentages
Minnesota Team Birr Minnesota Team Nernberger
Tom O'Connor 89% Quinn Evenson 100%
Hunter Clawson 89% Derrick McLean 88%
John Benton 70% Kroy Nernberger 95%
Todd Birr 86% Sean Beighton 84%
Total 83% Total 92%

Semifinal

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Friday, March 9, 7:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Heath McCormick (has hammer) 2 0 3 2 1 X X X X X 8
Todd Birr 0 1 0 0 0 X X X X X 1
Player percentages
Minnesota Team McCormick Minnesota Team Birr
Thomas Howell 93% Tom O'Connor 74%
Korey Dropkin 78% Hunter Clawson 84%
Christopher Plys 100% John Benton 83%
Heath McCormick 97% Todd Birr 49%
Total 92% Total 72%

Final

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Saturday, March 10, 5:00 pm CT[3]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Greg Persinger (has hammer) 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 7
Minnesota Heath McCormick 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 5
Player percentages
Washington (state) Team Persinger Minnesota Team McCormick
Philip Tilker 93% Thomas Howell 85%
Colin Hufman 83% Korey Dropkin 82%
Rich Ruohonen 90% Chris Plys 71%
Greg Persinger 81% Heath McCormick 74%
Total 87% Total 78%

References

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  1. ^ "2018 USA Curling Nationals Teams". USA Curling. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Round-robin standings". Curling Zone. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Linescores". Curling Zone. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
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