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2011 United States Men's Curling Championship

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.

2011 United States
Men's Curling Championship
2011 United States Men's Curling Championship
Host cityFargo, North Dakota
ArenaScheels Arena
DatesFebruary 12–19, 2011
WinnerMinnesota Pete Fenson
Curling clubBemidji CC, Bemidji, Minnesota
SkipPete Fenson
ThirdShawn Rojeski
SecondJoe Polo
LeadRyan Brunt
FinalistMinnesota Tyler George
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Road to the Nationals edit

Main article: 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.[1]

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.[2]

Teams edit

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale Qualification Method
Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Ryan Brunt   Bemidji Top 1 US Order of Merit[1]
Tyler George Christopher Plys Rich Ruohonen Phill Drobnick   Eveleth Top 2 US Order of Merit[1]
Craig Brown John Shuster Greg Johnson Derrick Casper Jeremiah Dotlich   Madison Medford Qualifier
Geoff Goodland Pete Westberg Tim Solin Ken Olson Tim Jeanetta   Eau Claire Medford Qualifier
Craig Disher Kevin Kakela Chad Carlson Pete Annis John Benton   Rolla Bismarck Qualifier
Jason Larway Colin Hufman Sean Beighton Joel Larway   Seattle Bismarck Qualifier
Heath McCormick Bill Stopera Martin Sather Dean Gemmell   Rochester Rochester Qualifier
Todd Birr Greg Romaniuk Doug Pottinger Tom O'Connor Kevin Birr   Mankato Challenge Round
Zach Jacobson Kevin Deeren Zane Jacobson Kraig Deeren Mike Farbelow   Langdon Challenge Round
Matt Hamilton Jeremy Roe Joseph Bonfoey Patrick Roe Paul Pustovar   Madison Challenge Round

Round-robin standings edit

Through Draw 9

Team (Skip) W L PF PA Ends Won Ends Lost Blank Ends Stolen Ends
  Pete Fenson 9 0 72 42 44 32 1 17
  Tyler George 7 2 68 53 35 32 7 3
  Todd Birr 6 3 71 49 42 29 1 16
  Heath McCormick 6 3 61 42 34 34 3 8
  Zach Jacobson 5 4 52 53 29 39 9 3
  Craig Brown 4 5 61 59 38 35 3 9
  Matt Hamilton 3 6 53 63 35 39 6 8
  Craig Disher 2 7 45 64 32 35 5 9
  Jason Larway 2 7 48 70 27 35 2 5
  Geoff Goodland 1 8 44 70 35 42 5 7

Round-robin results edit

All times listed in Central Standard Time.

Draw 1 edit

Saturday, February 12, 8:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Matt Hamilton   1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 7
  Craig Brown 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Craig Disher   2 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 9
  Jason Larway 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Todd Birr   1 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 8
  Zach Jacobson 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Pete Fenson 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 6
  Geoff Goodland   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Heath McCormick 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 6
  Tyler George   1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5

Draw 2 edit

Sunday, February 13, 12:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Tyler George   0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 7
  Zach Jacobson 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Heath McCormick 0 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 X 9
  Craig Brown   2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Geoff Goodland   1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 X X 6
  Jason Larway 0 1 0 6 0 3 0 3 X X 13
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Todd Birr 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 X X 7
  Craig Disher   0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 2
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Pete Fenson   2 0 1 0 3 1 1 X X X 8
  Matt Hamilton 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X X X 2

Draw 3 edit

Sunday, February 13, 8:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Todd Birr 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 X 7
  Jason Larway   0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Zach Jacobson   0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 2
  Pete Fenson 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 X 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Craig Disher   1 0 0 2 0 1 0 X X X 4
  Tyler George 0 0 2 0 5 0 2 X X X 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Heath McCormick 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 5
  Matt Hamilton   0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 3 X 8
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Geoff Goodland   1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 5
  Craig Brown 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 6

Draw 4 edit

Monday, February 14, 12:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Craig Brown   2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 X 8
  Craig Disher 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Matt Hamilton 0 2 1 0 3 0 2 2 0 X 10
  Geoff Goodland   2 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 X 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Heath McCormick 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 4
  Pete Fenson   1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 3 X 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Zach Jacobson 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 X 7
  Jason Larway   2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Tyler George 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 X 9
  Todd Birr   2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 5

Draw 5 edit

Monday, February 14, 8:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Geoff Goodland   0 0 1 0 0 0 X X X X 1
  Todd Birr 2 1 0 2 2 1 X X X X 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Pete Fenson 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 7
  Craig Disher   1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Zach Jacobson   3 0 0 4 0 1 0 X X X 8
  Matt Hamilton 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 X X X 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Craig Brown 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 7
  Tyler George   2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 8
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Jason Larway 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 7
  Heath McCormick   1 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 3 11

Draw 6 edit

Tuesday, February 15, 2:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Zach Jacobson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X X 2
  Heath McCormick   1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 X X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Tyler George   0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 6
  Matt Hamilton 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Craig Brown 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 X X 5
  Todd Birr   2 0 1 0 2 0 2 3 X X 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Jason Larway 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 X X 4
  Pete Fenson   0 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 X X 8
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Craig Disher   0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 4
  Geoff Goodland 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 6

Draw 7 edit

Wednesday, February 16, 8:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Jason Larway   0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 7
  Matt Hamilton 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Craig Brown   1 1 0 2 1 3 0 1 X X 9
  Zach Jacobson 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 X X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Tyler George 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 8
  Geoff Goodland   2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Craig Disher   2 0 0 0 X X X X X X 2
  Heath McCormick 0 5 1 3 X X X X X X 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Todd Birr   1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 8
  Pete Fenson 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 9

Draw 8 edit

Wednesday, February 16, 4:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Pete Fenson   4 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 X 10
  Tyler George 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 X 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Todd Birr   1 1 4 0 3 0 X X X X 9
  Heath McCormick 0 0 0 2 0 1 X X X X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Matt Hamilton   3 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 7
  Craig Disher 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Geoff Goodland 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 5
  Zach Jacobson   2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Craig Brown   3 1 2 0 3 X X X X X 9
  Jason Larway 0 0 0 1 0 X X X X X 1

Draw 9 edit

Thursday, February 17, 8:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Heath McCormick   2 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 X 8
  Geoff Goodland 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Jason Larway 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 X X X 3
  Tyler George   1 0 0 2 3 0 2 X X X 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Pete Fenson 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 X 9
  Craig Brown   2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Matt Hamilton   1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 6
  Todd Birr 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 8
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Zach Jacobson   1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 X 6
  Craig Disher 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 X 4

Playoffs edit

1 vs. 2 game edit

Friday, February 18, 12:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Pete Fenson   0 0 2 0 4 1 0 1 0 3 11
  Tyler George 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 7

3 vs. 4 game edit

Friday, February 18, 12:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Todd Birr   2 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 X 9
  Heath McCormick 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 X 5

Semifinal edit

Friday, February 18, 8:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Tyler George   3 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 8
  Todd Birr 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 7

Championship final edit

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.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Pete Fenson   1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 6
  Tyler George 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Order of Merit as of 12/21/10
  2. ^ Nationals Rules

External links edit

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