2018 United States Men's Curling Championship

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.

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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Teams edit

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

Round-robin standings edit

Final round-robin standings[2]

Key
Teams to playoffs
Teams to tiebreakers
Skip W L
  Heath McCormick 8 1
  Greg Persinger 8 1
  Todd Birr 6 3
  Kroy Nernberger 5 4
  Jed Brundidge 5 4
  Nicholas Connolly 4 5
  Pete Fenson 4 5
  Alex Leichter 3 6
  Scott Dunnam 1 8
  Tucker Smith 1 8

Round-robin results edit

All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time.

Draw 1 edit

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   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   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   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   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   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 edit

Sunday, March 04, 8:00am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr   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   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   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   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   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 edit

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   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   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   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   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   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 edit

Monday, March 05, 10:00am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Heath McCormick   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   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   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   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   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 edit

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   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   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   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   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   0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 2 X 8

Draw 6 edit

Tuesday, March 06, 12:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Nicholas Connolly   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   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   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   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   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 edit

Tuesday, March 06, 8:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Tucker Smith   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   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   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   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   0 3 0 0 0 0 X X X X 3

Draw 8 edit

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   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   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   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   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   0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 4

Draw 9 edit

Wednesday, March 07, 8:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Greg Persinger   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   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   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   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   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 edit

1 vs. 2 edit

Thursday, March 8, 8:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Greg Persinger   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
  Team Persinger   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 edit

Thursday, March 8, 8:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Todd Birr   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
  Team Birr   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 edit

Friday, March 9, 7:00pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Heath McCormick   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
  Team McCormick   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 edit

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

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Greg Persinger   0 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 7
  Heath McCormick 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 5
Player percentages
  Team Persinger   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 edit

  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.

External links edit