2013 United States Men's Curling Championship Explained

2013 United States Men's Curling Championship
Size:	250
Host City:	Green Bay, Wisconsin
Arena:	Cornerstone Community Center
Dates:	February 9–16
Winner:	Brady Clark
Curling Club:	Granite CC, Seattle
Skip:	Brady Clark
Third:	Sean Beighton
Second:	Darren Lehto
Lead:	Philip Tilker
Alternate:	Steve Lundeen
Finalist:	Tyler George
Prev:	2012
Next:	2014

The 2013 United States Men's Curling Championship was held from February 9 to 16 at the Cornerstone Community Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin.^[1] It was held in conjunction with the 2013 United States Women's Curling Championship. The winning team represented the United States at the 2013 World Men's Curling Championship in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The championship also acted as a qualifier to the 2014 United States Olympic Curling Trials, awarding qualifying spots to the winners and runners-up of the championship.^[2]

Road to the Nationals

See main article: 2013 United States Men's Curling Championship – Qualification. A total of ten teams qualified 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.^[3]

Teams

Ten teams participated in the national championship. The teams are listed as follows:^[4]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Locale	Qualification Method
						High Performance Program team^[5]
						High Performance Program team
Chris Plys (fourth)	Tyler George (skip)					Order of Merit^[6]
						Order of Merit
						Challenge Round
						Challenge Round
						Challenge Round
						Challenge Round^[7]
						Challenge Round
						Challenge Round

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
	Teams to playoffs
	Teams to tiebreakers

width=150	Skip	width=20	W	width=20	L	width=20	PF	width=20	PA	width=20	Ends won	width=20	Ends Lost	width=20	Blank ends	width=20	Stolen ends	width=20	Shot pct.
	7	2	67	41	41	29	8	13	83%
	7	2	64	45	38	33	10	11	82%
	5	4	57	52	40	32	6	10	75%
	5	4	50	56	33	38	11	6	79%
	5	4	59	43	36	27	10	11	78%
	5	4	64	58	35	39	12	5	81%
	5	4	56	55	36	30	8	12	77%
	3	6	38	60	27	37	9	3	72%
	3	6	52	60	35	42	7	10	77%
	0	9	35	75	25	39	11	6	74%

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−6).^[8]

Draw 1

Saturday, February 9, 8:30 pm

Draw 2

Sunday, February 9, 12:00 pm

Draw 3

Sunday, February 9, 8:00 pm

Draw 4

Monday, February 10, 12:00 pm

Draw 5

Monday, February 10, 8:00 pm

Draw 6

Tuesday, February 11, 2:00 pm

Draw 7

Wednesday, February 12, 8:00 am

Draw 8

Wednesday, February 12, 4:00 pm

Draw 9

Thursday, February 13, 8:00 am

Tiebreakers

Thursday, February 14, 2:00 pm

Thursday, February 14, 8:00 pm

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

Friday, February 14, 9:00 am

3 vs. 4

Friday, February 14, 9:00 am

Semifinal

Friday, February 14, 8:00 pm

Final

Saturday, February 15, 3:00 pm

External links

• • USA Curling Home

Notes and References

1. Web site: Green Bay to host 2013 National Championships. 25 October 2011. USA Curling.
2. Web site: U.S. Curling Association – Athlete Selection Procedures for the 2014 Olympic Games. 19 August 2011. USA Curling.
3. Web site: 2012–2013 USCA Rules of Curling and Competition. United States Curling Association. 6 December 2012.
4. Web site: Qualified teams, 2013 National Championships. United States Curling Association. 9 January 2013.
5. Web site: USCA Year to Date Order of Merit as of Tuesday, November 27th, 2012. 27 November 2012. USA Curling. 6 November 2012.
6. Web site: USCA Year to Date Order of Merit as of Tuesday, December 18th, 2012. 18 December 2012. USA Curling. 18 December 2012.
7. https://archive.today/20130908023147/http://pressbox.teamusa.org/Pages/CURLING--Seattle-s-Clark-rink-wins-men-s-national-title---Olympic-Trials-berth.aspx Olympic Trials
8. Web site: 2013 United States Men's Curling Championship – Draw Schedule. United States Curling Association. 21 January 2013.