2010 United States Men's Curling Championship

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]

2010 United States
Men's Curling Championship
Host cityKalamazoo, Michigan
ArenaWings Stadium
DatesMarch 6–13
WinnerMinnesota Pete Fenson
Curling clubBemidji CC, Bemidji, Minnesota
SkipPete Fenson
ThirdJoe Polo
SecondShawn Rojeski
LeadTyler George
FinalistMinnesota Mike Farbelow
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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

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The teams are listed as follows:[2]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale
Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Tyler George   Bemidji, Minnesota
Todd Birr Paul Pustovar Tom O'Connor Kevin Birr   Mankato, Minnesota
Blake Morton Marcus Fonger Tommy Juszczyk Calvin Weber Mark Hartman   McFarland, Wisconsin
Craig Brown Rich Ruohonen Zach Jacobson Pete Annis   Madison, Wisconsin
Matt Stevens Cody Stevens Bob Liapis Jeff Breyen   Bemidji, Minnesota
Matt Hames Bill Stopera Martin Sather Dean Gemmell   Buffalo, New York
Kevin Kakela Chad Carlson Ryan Lagasse Todd Ussatis   Rolla, North Dakota
Bryan Wight Michael Moore Joey Bonfoey Mark Lazar Kevin Deeren   Canandaigua, New York
Mike Farbelow Eric Fenson Nick Myers Jeff Puleo Mark Willmert   Minneapolis, Minnesota
Wes Johnson Leon Romaniuk Paul Lyttle Richard Maskel   Snohomish, Washington

Round robin standings

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Skip W L
  Pete Fenson 6 3
  Mike Farbelow 6 3
  Matt Stevens 6 3
  Matt Hames 6 3
  Wes Johnson 5 4
  Craig Brown 5 4
  Todd Birr 4 5
  Kevin Kakela 3 6
  Blake Morton 3 6
  Bryan Wight 1 8

Tiebreakers

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

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Pete Fenson   2 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 10
  Matt Stevens 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Matt Hames 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
  Mike Farbelow   1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 6

Playoffs

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1 vs. 2 game

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

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Pete Fenson 2 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 X 10
  Mike Farbelow   0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 4

3 vs. 4 game

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

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Matt Hames 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 X X 5
  Matt Stevens   5 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 X X 10

Semifinal

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

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Mike Farbelow   1 0 2 0 2 1 0 4 X X 10
  Matt Stevens 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 X X 5

Championship final

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

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Pete Fenson   1 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 X 8
  Mike Farbelow 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 4

References

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  1. ^ "Fenson team wins Nationals; headed back to Italy". United States Curling Association. 13 March 2010. Archived from the original on 17 February 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
  2. ^ "2010 US Men's Curling Championship – Qualified teams". United States Curling Association. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Event Management System @ CurlingZone.com". events.curlingzone.com.
  4. ^ a b "Event Management System @ CurlingZone.com". events.curlingzone.com.
  5. ^ "Event Management System @ CurlingZone.com". events.curlingzone.com.
  6. ^ "Event Management System @ CurlingZone.com". events.curlingzone.com.