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2014 United States Men's Curling Championship – Qualification

Main article: 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 edit

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 edit

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.[1]

Teams edit

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Kent Beadle Dave Jensen Richard Maskel Roger Smith   St. Paul, Minnesota
Ryan Berg Tyler Runing Evan Workin Jordan Brown   West Fargo, North Dakota
Todd Birr Doug Pottinger Tom O'Connor Troy Schroeder   Blaine, Minnesota
Chris Bond Matt Birkild Benj Guzman Rob Corn   Seattle, Washington
Joseph Bonfoey Ted Trolson Paul Lyttle Harold Rutan   Duluth, Minnesota
Craig Brown Kroy Nernberger Matt Hamilton Jon Brunt   Madison, Wisconsin
Stephen Dropkin Evan Jensen Steve Scheffler Michael Graziano   St. Paul, Minnesota
Mike Farbelow Kevin Deeren Kraig Deeren Mark Lazar   St. Paul, Minnesota
Eric Fenson Josh Bahr Jon Chandler Mark Haluptzok   Bemidji, Minnesota
Sam Galey Andrew Ernst Mac Guy Jeremy Dinsel   Seattle, Washington
Tyler George Bill Stopera Martin Sather Dean Gemmell   Duluth, Minnesota
Dale Gibbs Eric Schultz Perry Tholl Matt Fowler   St. Paul, Minnesota
Kevin Kakela Kyle Kakela Ryan Lagasse Todd Ussatis   Rolla, North Dakota
Alex Leichter Brandon Corbett Derek Corbett Jeff Pulli   Rochester, New York
Ryan Lemke Nathan Gebert Ash Nelson Casey Konopacky   Medford, Wisconsin
John Lilla Aaron Nunberg Bryan Hanson Joel Cooper   St. Paul, Minnesota
Lionel Locke George Allendorph Nathan Chilson Michael Vosberg   St. Paul, Minnesota
Owen Sampson Tucker Smith Ned Sampson Cooper Smith   Fargo, North Dakota
Peter Stolt Brad Caldwell Erik Ordway Clayton Orvik   Plymouth, Minnesota
Mark Willmert Chris Dolan Tim Jeanetta Brian Sparstad   St. Paul, Minnesota

Knockout draw brackets edit

A Event edit

First Knockout Quarterfinals Semifinals Qualifier 1
  Ryan Lemke 8
  Kevin Kakela 0
  Ryan Lemke 5
  Chris Bond 5   Tyler George 8
  Kent Beadle 8   Kent Beadle 5
  Tyler George 7
  Tyler George 5
  Joseph Bonfoey 9
  Alex Leichter 8
  Owen Sampson 7
  Alex Leichter 2
  Joseph Bonfoey 9   Joseph Bonfoey 3
  Lionel Locke 4   Joseph Bonfoey 8
  Mike Farbelow 3
First Knockout Quarterfinals Semifinals Qualifier 2
  Stephen Dropkin 9
  Eric Fenson 2
  Stephen Dropkin 1
  Mark Willmert 8   Craig Brown 9
  Dale Gibbs 4   Mark Willmert 5
  Craig Brown 8
  Craig Brown 6
  Todd Birr 0
  John Lilla 3
  Peter Stolt 7
  Peter Stolt 5
  Ryan Berg 9   Todd Birr 9
  Sam Galey 6   Ryan Berg 2
  Todd Birr 8

B Event edit

Second Knockout Quarterfinals Semifinals To Qualifier 3
  Stephen Dropkin 6
  Mike Farbelow 5
  Mike Farbelow 7
  Owen Sampson 10   Owen Sampson 2
  Chris Bond 6   Stephen Dropkin 7
  Peter Stolt 8
  Peter Stolt 8 Qualifier 3
  Kent Beadle 4
  Kent Beadle 8   Peter Stolt 4
  Kevin Kakela 7   Lionel Locke 6   Tyler George 8
  Lionel Locke 8
Second Knockout Quarterfinals Semifinals To Qualifier 4
  Ryan Lemke 7
  Ryan Berg 4
  Ryan Berg 11
  John Lilla 6   John Lilla 5
  Dale Gibbs 5   Ryan Lemke 6
  Alex Leichter 7
  Alex Leichter 7 Qualifier 4
  Eric Fenson 6
  Mark Willmert 5   Alex Leichter 8
  Eric Fenson 8   Eric Fenson 8   Todd Birr 6
  Sam Galey 7

C Event edit

Third Knockout Quarterfinals Semifinals To Qualifier 5
  Eric Fenson 11
  Dale Gibbs 8   Dale Gibbs 5
  Lionel Locke 6   Eric Fenson 8
  Owen Sampson 6
  Ryan Berg 3
  Sam Galey 4   Owen Sampson 6
  Owen Sampson 9   Eric Fenson 6
  Stephen Dropkin 5
Qualifier 5
  Eric Fenson 10
  Todd Birr 9
Third Knockout Quarterfinals Semifinals To Qualifier 6
  Kent Beadle 11
  Chris Bond 8   Chris Bond 9
  Mark Willmert 6   Kent Beadle 5
  Mike Farbelow 8
  Mike Farbelow 7
  Kevin Kakela 3   John Lilla 6
  John Lilla 9   Mike Farbelow 7
  Ryan Lemke 5
Qualifier 6
  Mike Farbelow 6
  Peter Stolt 12

Knockout results edit

Draw 1 edit

Thursday, January 9, 7:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Chris Bond 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 X 5
  Kent Beadle   2 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 X 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Joseph Bonfoey 0 3 0 0 4 0 2 0 X X 9
  Lionel Locke 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 X X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Mark Willmert 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 8
  Dale Gibbs 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ryan Berg 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 2 X 9
  Sam Galey   1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 X 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ryan Lemke   0 2 3 3 X X X X X X 8
  Kevin Kakela 0 0 0 0 X X X X X X 0
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Alex Leichter   1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 8
  Owen Sampson 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 7

Draw 2 edit

Friday, January 10, 9:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Kent Beadle   0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 X 5
  Tyler George 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 X 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Joseph Bonfoey 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 X X 8
  Mike Farbelow   0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 X X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Stephen Dropkin 2 0 3 4 0 X X X X X 9
  Eric Fenson   0 1 0 0 1 X X X X X 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Mark Willmert   1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 5
  Craig Brown 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 X 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  John Lilla 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 3
  Peter Stolt   0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 X 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ryan Berg   0 0 0 0 2 0 X X X X 2
  Todd Birr 2 1 1 1 0 3 X X X X 8

Draw 3 edit

Friday, January 10, 2:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ryan Lemke 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 X 5
  Tyler George   1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 3 X 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Alex Leichter 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 2
  Joseph Bonfoey   1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Owen Sampson   0 3 0 4 0 0 0 3 X X 10
  Chris Bond 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 X X 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Kevin Kakela   1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7
  Lionel Locke 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  John Lilla   1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 6
  Dale Gibbs 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Eric Fenson 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 8
  Sam Galey   2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 7

Draw 4 edit

Friday, January 10, 7:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Stephen Dropkin   0 1 0 0 X X X X X X 1
  Craig Brown 1 0 6 2 X X X X X X 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Peter Stolt 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 X 5
  Todd Birr   4 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 X 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Mike Farbelow 3 0 0 3 1 0 X X X X 7
  Owen Sampson   0 1 0 0 0 1 X X X X 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Kent Beadle 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 3 0 X 8
  Lionel Locke   2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ryan Berg   0 2 0 1 0 2 3 0 3 X 11
  John Lilla 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 X 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Mark Willmert 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 X 5
  Eric Fenson   1 1 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 X 8

Draw 5 edit

Saturday, January 11, 9:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Tyler George 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 X 5
  Joseph Bonfoey   0 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 1 X 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Craig Brown 0 2 1 2 1 X X X X X 6
  Todd Birr 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X X 0
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Dale Gibbs   4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 8
  Lionel Locke 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Sam Galey   0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 X X 4
  Owen Sampson 2 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 X X 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Chris Bond 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 X 8
  Mark Willmert   2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Kevin Kakela   0 1 0 0 0 2 0 X X X 3
  John Lilla 3 0 0 1 3 0 2 X X X 9

Draw 6 edit

Saturday, January 11, 2:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Stephen Dropkin 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 6
  Mike Farbelow   0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Peter Stolt   0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 X 8
  Kent Beadle 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ryan Lemke   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 7
  Ryan Berg 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Alex Leichter   1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7
  Eric Fenson 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 6

Draw 7 edit

Saturday, January 11, 7:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Stephen Dropkin   1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 7
  Peter Stolt 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ryan Lemke   1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6
  Alex Leichter 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 1 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Eric Fenson 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 2 X X 11
  Dale Gibbs   1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 X X 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Ryan Berg 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3
  Owen Sampson   0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Kent Beadle 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 11
  Chris Bond   2 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Mike Farbelow 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 7
  John Lilla 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6

Draw 8 edit

Sunday, January 12, 9:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Peter Stolt 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 X 4
  Tyler George   0 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 X 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Alex Leichter   2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 X 8
  Todd Birr 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 X 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Eric Fenson   0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 8
  Owen Sampson 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Kent Beadle 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 X 5
  Mike Farbelow   2 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 X 8

Draw 9 edit

Sunday, January 12, 2:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Eric Fenson 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 6
  Stephen Dropkin   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Mike Farbelow   0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 7
  Ryan Lemke 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5

Draw 10 edit

Sunday, January 12, 7:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Eric Fenson   2 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 10
  Todd Birr 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Mike Farbelow   2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 6
  Peter Stolt 0 3 0 4 0 1 0 1 3 X 12

References edit

  1. ^ "Challenge Round begins Thursday". USA Curling. 7 January 2014. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
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