Curling competition at Denver, Colorado
2023 United States Men's Curling Championship |
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Host city | Denver, Colorado |
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Arena | Denver Coliseum |
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Dates | February 5-11 |
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Winner | Team Shuster |
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Skip | John Shuster |
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Third | Chris Plys |
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Second | Matt Hamilton |
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Lead | John Landsteiner |
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Alternate | Colin Hufman |
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Coach | Steven Birklid |
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Finalist | Daniel Casper |
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The 2023 United States Men's Curling Championship was held from February 5 to 11, 2023 at the Denver Coliseum in Denver, Colorado.[1] The event was held in conjunction with the 2023 United States Women's Curling Championship. This was the first Men's Championship in two years, after the 2022 Championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Qualification
Teams qualified for the event according to the following procedure:[3]
- Prior season's World Championship representative (Team Dropkin),
- 2022 Olympic representative (Team Shuster),
- Current season's World Junior Curling Championships representative (Team Sampson),
- Three highest-ranking teams (not already qualified) on the World Curling Federation YTD ranking system as of December 20, 2022 (Team Smith, Team Sobering, Team Strouse), and
- Highest-finishing team (not already qualified) in either of two qualifying events: the Curling Stadium Contender Series (Team Casper), and the Curl Mesabi Classic (Team Dunnam).
Teams
Eight teams participated in the 2023 national championship.[1]
Round robin standings
Final round robin standings[5]
Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Mountain Standard Time (UTC−07:00).
Draw 1
Sunday, February 5, 7:00 pm
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
John Shuster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Jason Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Darryl Sobering | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
Scott Dunnam | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 8 |
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Ethan Sampson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
Rich Ruohonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 7 |
Draw 2
Monday, February 6, 2:00 pm
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Scott Dunnam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | X | 9 |
Korey Dropkin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Jason Smith | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 8 |
Rich Ruohonen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 |
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
John Shuster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Ethan Sampson | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Daniel Casper | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | X | X | 9 |
Darryl Sobering | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
Draw 3
Tuesday, February 7, 8:00 am
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Darryl Sobering | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | X | X | X | 3 |
John Shuster | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 10 |
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Korey Dropkin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Ethan Sampson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Jason Smith | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | 3 |
Scott Dunnam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | X | X | X | 9 |
Draw 4
Tuesday, February 7, 4:00 pm
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Daniel Casper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | X | 8 |
Ethan Sampson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Darryl Sobering | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
Jason Smith | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 10 |
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Scott Dunnam | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
John Shuster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | X | X | 8 |
Draw 5
Wednesday, February 8, 10:00 am
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Rich Ruohonen | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 4 |
Scott Dunnam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | X | X | X | 9 |
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Jason Smith | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Korey Dropkin | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Darryl Sobering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 1 |
Ethan Sampson | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | X | X | 7 |
Draw 6
Wednesday, February 8, 7:00 pm
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Jason Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
Daniel Casper | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | X | X | 10 |
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Ethan Sampson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 1 |
Scott Dunnam | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | X | X | X | X | 7 |
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Rich Ruohonen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 5 |
Darryl Sobering | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | X | X | 10 |
Draw 7
Thursday, February 9, 2:00 pm
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Korey Dropkin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Darryl Sobering | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Ethan Sampson | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 8 |
Jason Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 5 |
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Scott Dunnam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 2 |
Daniel Casper | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | X | X | 8 |
Playoffs
1 vs. 2
Friday, February 10, 2:00 pm
3 vs. 4
Friday, February 10, 2:00 pm
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Scott Dunnam | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 5 |
Korey Dropkin | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | X | X | 14 |
Semifinal
Friday, February 10, 7:00 pm
Final
Saturday, February 11, 12:00 pm
References
- ^ a b "Country's Top Curlers Return to Denver" (Press release). Eagan, MN: USA Curling. January 31, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ^ "Curling: U.S. nationals canceled due to COVID concerns". Duluth News Tribune. December 23, 2021. Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
- ^ "Fields Set for USA Curling Men's and Women's National Championships" (Press release). Eagan, MN: USA Curling. December 27, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ^ "USA Curling National Championship -- Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ^ "USA Curling National Championships". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 10, 2023.