2011 United States Men's Curling Championship qualifiers

The 2011 United States Men's Curling Championship qualifiers took place during January at various locations throughout the nation. Prior to the national finals, the number of entrants was pared down to ten teams through regional qualifiers and then a challenge round.

Teams qualified for the men's nationals in one of two ways. Two teams automatically qualified as the top two US teams on the Order of Merit list after the Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel was completed. This year, those two teams were the Pete Fenson and Tyler George rinks.[1]

The remaining eight spots for the nationals were awarded to the top finishers in the regional qualifiers and challenge rounds. Five teams qualified from the qualifiers round, where each qualified site received one or more qualifying spots. The other three spots went to the winners of the challenge round.[2]

Regional Qualifiers

This year, there were three regional qualifiers, which will take place in Medford, Wisconsin, Bismarck, North Dakota, and Rochester, New York. The qualifiers will take place from January 5–9. A total of 29 teams (not including the Fenson rink or the George rink) participated in the qualifiers.

The qualifiers either were held using a round-robin format or a knockout format of play. The double knockout provision, which states that a team is eliminated from qualifying for the nationals if the team has at least two losses in their win-loss record, was in place for all three qualifiers. If there are teams with less than two losses, they will play each other until the number of teams still able to qualify matches the number of qualification spots available.

The qualifier scheduled in Seattle, Washington was cancelled because there were not enough teams to meet the minimum five teams that need to sign up for a qualifier in order for it to take place. Two teams transferred to other qualifiers, while two other teams dropped.[3]

Key
	Teams to Nationals (Fargo)
	Teams to Challenge Round (Waupaca)

Medford Qualifier

The Medford qualifier was held in a round robin format with eight teams competing for the top spot. Two teams qualified directly to the nationals in Fargo, while three teams qualified to the Challenge Round in Waupaca.[4]

Teams

Skip	Locale
Todd Birr	Mankato
Craig Brown	Madison
Matt Carlson	Mankato
Brady Clark	Seattle
Geoff Goodland	Eau Claire
Blake Morton	McFarland
Kroy Nernberger	Madison
Paul Pustovar	Madison

Berth	Brown	Goodl.	Birr	Clark	Nern.	Pust.	Mort.	Carls.	W	L
Craig Brown	-	6-3	9-7	7-8	9-7	9-6	8-5	11-3	6	1
Geoff Goodland	3-6	-	4-5	7-4	9-3	8-7	9-7	9-6	5	2
Todd Birr	7-9	5-4	-	8-10	8-3	0-8	3-6	3-9	5	2
Brady Clark	8-7	4-7	10-8	-	2-7	7-5	11-0	10-1	4	3
Kroy Nernberger	7-9	3-9	3-8	7-2	-	7-6	5-4	9-1	4	3
Paul Pustovar	6-9	7-8	8-0	5-7	6-7	-	10-0	8-5	3	4
Blake Morton	5-8	7-9	6-3	0-11	4-5	0-10	-	9-7	1	6
Matt Carlson	3-11	6-9	9-3	1-10	1-9	5-8	7-9	-	0	7

Bismarck Qualifier

The Bismarck qualifier was held in a knockout format. Eleven teams participated in this qualifier. Two teams qualified directly to the nationals in Fargo, while four teams qualified to the Challenge Round.[4]

Teams

Skip	Locale
John Benton	St. Paul
Ryan Berg	West Fargo
Craig Disher	Rolla
Mike Farbelow	St. Paul
Zach Jacobson	Langdon
Dave Jensen	Bismarck
Travis Kitchens	Devils Lake
Jason Larway	Seattle
Jerod Roland	Minot
Owen Sampson	Edmore
Matt Stevens	Minnesota

Results

A Event

Jerod Roland	10
Travis Kitchens	4	Jerod Roland	1
		Craig Disher	8
				Craig Disher	9
				John Benton	4
		Matt Stevens	4
		John Benton	8
						Craig Disher	10
Owen Sampson	8					Zach Jacobson	6
Ryan Berg	1	Owen Sampson	4
		Jason Larway	9
				Jason Larway	10
Zach Jacobson	9			Zach Jacobson	11
Dave Jensen	7	Zach Jacobson	8
		Mike Farbelow	6

	B Event


	Ryan Berg		10

	Dave Jensen		9

B Event








						Zach Jacobson	6
Travis Kitchens	2					Mike Farbelow	7
Mike Farbelow	9	Mike Farbelow	11
		Owen Sampson	2
				Mike Farbelow	10
				John Benton	4


								Mike Farbelow	4
								Jason Larway	7






						Craig Disher	7
						Jason Larway	9
		Matt Stevens	4
Matt Stevens	8	Jerod Roland	8
Ryan Berg	0			Jerod Roland	2
				Jason Larway	7

C Event (1)








						Jason Larway	8
						Zach Jacobson	4
		Jerod Roland	1
Ryan Berg	1	Owen Sampson	9
Owen Sampson	8			Owen Sampson	6
				Zach Jacobson	9

C Event (2)								Final
















								Mike Farbelow	6
								Craig Disher	9


				John Benton	8
Travis Kitchens	8			Matt Stevens	3
Dave Jensen	9	Dave Jensen	4
		Matt Stevens	9
						John Benton	5
						Craig Disher	9

Rochester Qualifier

The Rochester qualifier was also held in a knockout format. Ten teams participated in this qualifier. Only one team was able to qualify directly to the nationals, and one team moved on to the Challenge Round.[4]

Teams

Key
	Team to Nationals
	Team to Challenge Round

Skip	Locale
Joseph Calabrese	Rochester
Brandon Corbett	Rochester
Scott Edie	Laurel
Gregory Eigner	Fort Wayne
Alex Leichter	Wayland
Dan Machold	Schenectady
Heath McCormick	New York
Clark Raven	Rochester
Rick Van Cuyck*	Rochester
Bryan Wight	Canandaigua

*Due to injuries, the Van Cuyck rink withdrew prior to the start of the competition

Results

A Event

Joe Calabrese	6
Dan Machold	7	Dan Machold	3
		Heath McCormick	12
				Heath McCormick	9
				Scott Edie	1
		Scott Edie	9
		Brandon Corbett	6
						Heath McCormick	7
						Bryan Wight	5
		Bryan Wight	7
		Clark Raven	6
				Bryan Wight	8
				Greg Eigner	1
		Greg Eigner	7
		Alexander Leichter	6

B Event








						Bryan Wight	9
Joe Calabrese	8					Scott Edie	8
Brandon Corbett	4	Joe Calabrese	3
		Clark Raven	7
				Clark Raven	2
				Scott Edie	5


								Bryan Wight	8
								Heath McCormick	6






						Heath McCormick	7
						Alexander Leichter	3
		Alexander Leichter	10
		Dan Machold	4
				Alexander Leichter	6
				Greg Eigner	5

C Event (1)


		Clark Raven	2
Brandon Corbett	12	Brandon Corbett	7
Dan Machold	5			Brandon Corbett	8
				Alexander Leichter	7


						Brandon Corbett	10
						Bryan Wight	8

C Event (2)








					Heath McCormick	8
					Scott Edie	5
	Joe Calabrese	5
	Greg Eigner	8
			Greg Eigner	3
			Scott Edie	10

Playoffs


		Heath McCormick	7
Bryan Wight	9	Bryan Wight	5
Brandon Corbett	3

Challenge Round

The challenge round took place in Waupaca, Wisconsin from January 19–23. Up to ten teams qualified for the challenge round; up to eight teams that didn't qualify for the finals from the regionals but placed well in the regionals qualified, and up to two teams qualified if they were among the top ten US Order of Merit teams and did not qualify for the finals or challenge round after the regionals.[2] These teams played in a round robin format for three spots in the nationals.

Teams

Skip	Third	Second	First	Locale
John Benton	Peter Stolt	Jeffrey Puleo	Erik Ordway	St. Paul
Todd Birr	Greg Romaniuk	Doug Pottinger	Kevin Birr	Mankato
Mike Farbelow	Eric Fenson	Nick Myers	Aaron Nunberg	St. Paul
Zach Jacobson	Kevin Deeren	Zane Jacobson	Kraig Deeren	Langdon
Kroy Nernberger	Ryan Lemke	Jake Will	Steve Day	Madison
Paul Pustovar*	Jeremy Roe	Matt Hamilton	Patrick Roe	Madison
Owen Sampson	Ned Sampson	Tucker Smith	Kyle Young	Edmore
Bryan Wight	Michael Moore	Joel Dietz	Mark Lazar	Canandaigua

*Qualified based on Order of Merit standings
Note: Brady Clark (WA) has chosen to withdraw from the Challenge Round.

Results

Key
	Teams to Nationals

Berth	W	L
Todd Birr	5	1
Zach Jacobson	5	1
Paul Pustovar	4	3
John Benton	3	4
Mike Farbelow	3	4
Kroy Nernberger	3	4
Owen Sampson	2	5
Bryan Wight	2	5

Draw 1

Thursday, January 20, 2:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Kroy Nernberger	0	1	0	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	7
Paul Pustovar	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	6

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Mike Farbelow	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	X	X	2
Owen Sampson	2	1	1	3	0	1	0	1	X	X	9

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
John Benton	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	4
Zach Jacobson	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	5

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Todd Birr	2	0	2	2	3	X	X	X	X	X	9
Bryan Wight	0	2	0	0	0	X	X	X	X	X	2

Draw 2

Thursday, January 20, 7:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Zach Jacobson	0	0	2	0	1	0	7	X	X	X	10
Bryan Wight	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	X	X	X	3

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
John Benton	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	1	X	X	6
Todd Birr	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	1

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Mike Farbelow	1	1	0	2	2	3	X	X	X	X	9
Kroy Nernberger	0	0	2	0	0	0	X	X	X	X	2

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Owen Sampson	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	X	X	X	5
Paul Pustovar	2	0	4	2	0	2	0	X	X	X	10

Draw 3

Friday, January 21, 1:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
John Benton	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	6
Mike Farbelow	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	7

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Paul Pustovar	0	0	2	0	5	1	X	X	X	X	8
Bryan Wight	0	0	0	1	0	0	X	X	X	X	1

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Zach Jacobson	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	2	9
Owen Sampson	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	8

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Kroy Nernberger	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	4	X	8
Todd Birr	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	X	5

Draw 4

Friday, January 21, 7:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Bryan Wight	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	6
Owen Sampson	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	5

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Kroy Nernberger	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	4	X	8
John Benton	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	X	5

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Todd Birr	1	0	0	3	0	2	1	1	X	X	8
Paul Pustovar	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	X	X	3

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Mike Farbelow	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	X	3
Zach Jacobson	0	2	1	0	0	2	1	2	1	X	9

Draw 5

Saturday, January 22, 1:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Mike Farbelow	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	X	6
Todd Birr	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	5	X	9

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Zach Jacobson	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	X	3
Paul Pustovar	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	X	5

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Kroy Nernberger	0	3	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	X	11
Bryan Wight	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	X	7

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
John Benton	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	2	X	8
Owen Sampson	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	X	5

Draw 6

Saturday, January 22, 7:00 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Paul Pustovar	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	X	X	X	0
John Benton	0	0	3	2	3	X	X	X	X	X	8

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Bryan Wight	0	1	0	0	1	0	X	X	X	X	2
Mike Farbelow	1	0	3	1	0	2	X	X	X	X	7

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Owen Sampson	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	X	X	2
Todd Birr	1	1	0	3	1	0	1	3	X	X	10

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Zach Jacobson	0	1	0	3	0	0	2	0	1	1	8
Kroy Nernberger	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	6

Draw 7

Sunday, January 23, 9:00 am

Sheet A	Final
Todd Birr	NP
Zach Jacobson	NP

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Owen Sampson	2	1	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	9
Kroy Nernberger	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	2	1	1	0	8

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Paul Pustovar	1	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	X	7
Mike Farbelow	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	X	5

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Bryan Wight	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	1	1	X	7
John Benton	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	X	3

References

Order of Merit as of 12/21/2010
Nationals Rules
http://www.usacurl.org/curlingrocks//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1143&Itemid=1
Terry Kolesar (28 December 2010). "Men's Qualifying Round begins next week". USCA. Retrieved 7 January 2011.

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[OOM-1] Order of Merit as of 12/21/2010

[Rules-2] Nationals Rules

[3] ttp://www.usacurl.org/curlingrocks//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1143&Itemid=1

[Qualification-4] Terry Kolesar (28 December 2010). "Men's Qualifying Round begins next week". USCA. Retrieved 7 January 2011.

Events at the 2011 United States National Curling Championships

Tournament
	men	women
Qualifiers
	men	women

United States National Curling Championships
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Women's	1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Mixed Doubles	2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
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