The 2018 Americas Challenge was a curling challenge that took place from November 16 to 18 at the Chaska Curling Club in Chaska, Minnesota, United States.[1]
| 2018 Americas Challenge | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Chaska, Minnesota |
| Arena | Chaska Curling Club |
| Dates | November 16–18 |
| Winner |  United States |
| Skip | Rich Ruohonen |
| Fourth | Greg Persinger |
| Second | Colin Hufman |
| Lead | Phil Tilker |
| Alternate | Korey Dropkin |
| Finalist |  Guyana (Husain) |
| 2019 » | |
This was the first time the Americas Challenge had three teams competing, with Guyana making their first appearance.[2] The winner will be the second team from the Americas zone to qualify for the 2019 World Men's Curling Championship (Canada qualifies automatically as the host). The second-placed team will qualify for the 2019 World Qualification Event, a further chance to qualify for the men's world championship.[3]
The United States went undefeated to qualify for the World Men's Curling Championship. Guyana's debut was a success, as while they lost both of their games to the US, they beat Brazil twice to secure second place and a spot in the World Qualification Event.
A women's event was scheduled with Brazil taking on the United States, but Brazil chose to concede, going straight to the 2019 World Qualification Event.[3]
Format
editThe teams played a double round robin to determine the winner of the challenge. In the case of a tie, head-to-head score or shootout score will be used to determine the winner.[3]
Teams
edit| Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil |
Marcelo Mello | Michael Krahenbuhl | Scott McMullan | Sergio Vilela | |
| Guyana |
Rayad Husain | Jason Perreira | Daniel Toolsie | Baul Persaud | |
| United States |
Greg Persinger (Fourth) | Rich Ruohonen (Skip) | Colin Hufman | Phil Tilker | Korey Dropkin |
Standings
edit| Key | |
|---|---|
| Team to 2019 World Men's Curling Championship | |
| Team to 2019 World Qualification Event | |
| Country | Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
Rich Ruohonen | 4 | 0 |
| Guyana |
Rayad Husain | 2 | 2 |
| Brazil |
Marcelo Mello | 0 | 4 |
Results
editAll draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−06:00).
Game 1
editFriday, November 16, 19:00
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States (Ruohonen) 
|
1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | X | X | 10 |
| Brazil (Mello)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | 1 |
Game 2
editSaturday, November 17, 09:00
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guyana (Husain)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | X | X | X | 2 |
| United States (Ruohonen)
|
3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 13 |
Game 3
editSaturday, November 17, 14:00
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil (Mello)
|
0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Guyana (Husain)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
Game 4
editSaturday, November 17, 19:00
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil (Mello)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 1 |
| United States (Ruohonen)
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | X | X | X | X | 8 |
Game 5
editSunday, November 18, 08:00
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States (Ruohonen)
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | X | X | X | X | 9 |
| Guyana (Husain)
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 3 |
Game 6
editSunday, November 18, 13:00
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guyana (Husain)
|
1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Brazil (Mello)
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
References
edit- ^ "Americas Challenge 2018". World Curling Federation. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
- ^ "Three teams set to battle in America's Challenge". World Curling Federation. November 13, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
- ^ a b c Davis, Terry L. (November 12, 2018). "Americas Challenge begins Friday in Chaska". USA Curling. Archived from the original on November 12, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
- ^ "AMERICAS CHALLENGE -- TEAMS". CurlingZone. Retrieved November 15, 2018.