2010 United States Men's Curling Championship Explained

2010 United States
Men's Curling Championship
Dates:March 6–13
Winner: Pete Fenson
Curling Club:Bemidji CC, Bemidji, Minnesota
Skip:Pete Fenson
Third:Joe Polo
Second:Shawn Rojeski
Lead:Tyler George
Finalist: Mike Farbelow
Prev:2009
Next:2011

The 2010 United States Curling Men's Championships were held in Kalamazoo, Michigan from March 6 to 13. The 54th edition of the United States Curling Men's Championships was held alongside the 2010 Women's Nationals. Teams could qualify through three different methods. John Shuster's team qualified through the first method by virtue of being the defending champions. Next, teams could qualify by finishing in the top spots of their respective regional championships. The final method of qualification came in a Nationals Playdown where the teams that placed between 2nd and 4th in their regional qualifications compete for the final three spots.[1]

On Friday, February 27, 2010 it was revealed on the USA Network broadcast that John Shuster's team had elected to withdraw from the National Championships. The team skipped by Wes Johnson replaced them.

The winning team represented the United States at the 2010 Capital One World Men's Curling Championship.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[2]

SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateLocale
Bemidji, Minnesota
Mankato, Minnesota
McFarland, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Bemidji, Minnesota
Buffalo, New York
Rolla, North Dakota
Canandaigua, New York
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Snohomish, Washington

Round robin standings

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6 3
6 3
6 3
6 3
5 4
5 4
4 5
3 6
3 6
1 8

Tiebreakers

Thursday, March 11, 8:00 pm[3]

Playoffs

1 vs. 2 game

Friday, March 12, 12:00 pm[4]

3 vs. 4 game

Friday, March 12, 12:00 pm[4]

Semifinal

Friday, March 12, 8:00 pm[5]

Championship final

Saturday, March 13, 3:00 pm[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fenson team wins Nationals; headed back to Italy . 13 March 2010 . . 8 February 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100217221215/http://www.usacurl.org/curlingrocks/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=65&Itemid=90 . 17 February 2010 . live .
  2. Web site: 2010 US Men's Curling Championship – Qualified teams. United States Curling Association. 2 January 2012 .
  3. Web site: Event Management System @ CurlingZone.com. events.curlingzone.com.
  4. Web site: Event Management System @ CurlingZone.com. events.curlingzone.com.
  5. Web site: Event Management System @ CurlingZone.com. events.curlingzone.com.
  6. Web site: Event Management System @ CurlingZone.com. events.curlingzone.com.