2014 United States Women's Curling Championship – Qualification

Qualification for the 2014 United States Women's Curling Championship consisted of three different paths. Four teams qualified directly through the High Performance Program or the Order of Merit system. The number of the remaining entrants to the national championships was cut down to six teams through a challenge round held in early January.

Qualification system

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Teams can qualify 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.

Two spots in the nationals were awarded to two teams on the United States Curling Association's High Performance National Program. The teams qualified through the High Performance Program were those skipped by Allison Pottinger and Cassandra Potter. Two more spots were awarded to the top two men's teams on the World Curling Tour Order of Merit standings table at the year's end. The teams qualified through the Order of Merit were those skipped by Courtney George and Nina Spatola.

The remaining six spots in the nationals will be awarded to the teams that earn qualification spots through the challenge round. The challenge round will be held in a triple knockout format.

Challenge round

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The challenge round for the women's nationals will be held from January 10 to 12 at the Grafton Curling Club in Grafton, North Dakota.[1]

Teams

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Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Amy Lou Anderson Megan Delaney Theresa Hoffoss Julie Smith   St. Paul, Minnesota
Sarah Anderson Courtney Anderson-Slata Taylor Anderson Emily Anderson   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Alexandra Carlson Jamie Sinclair Emilia Juocys Sherri Schummer   St. Paul, Minnesota
Em Good Elle LeBeau Gabrielle Coleman Cynthia Eng-Dinsel   Seattle, Washington
Davinna Kong Susan Mitchell Miranda Heaslip Donna Umali-Mendoza   San Francisco, California
Abigayle Lindgren Katie Sigurdson Emily Lindgren Kelsey Colwell   Grand Forks, North Dakota
Caitlin Maroldo Rebeca Andrew Abigail Morrison Emily Walker   Rochester, Minnesota
Maureen Stolt Jordan Moulton Kendall Behm Libby Brundage   St. Paul, Minnesota
Kimberly Wapola Jennifer Westhagen Jenn Cahak Courtney Shaw   St. Paul, Minnesota

Knockout Draw Brackets

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A Event

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First Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 1
  Davinna Kong 4
  Abigayle Lindgren 9   Abigayle Lindgren 9
  Maureen Stolt 4
  Abigayle Lindgren 3
  Caitlin Maroldo 10
  Sarah Anderson 5
  Caitlin Maroldo 9
First Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 2
  Kimberly Wapola 5
  Alexandra Carlson 6
  Alexandra Carlson 8
  Amy Lou Anderson 2
  Em Good 5
  Amy Lou Anderson 7

B Event

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Second Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 3
  Davinna Kong 7
  Em Good 5   Davinna Kong 5
  Kimberly Wapola 9
  Kimberly Wapola 3
  Abigayle Lindgren 9
 
 
Second Knockout Qualifier 4
  Sarah Anderson 8
  Maureen Stolt 7   Sarah Anderson 5
  Amy Lou Anderson 8

C Event

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Qualifier 5
  Sarah Anderson 9
  Davinna Kong 6
Third Knockout Qualifier 6
  Kimberly Wapola 5
  Em Good 8   Em Good 10
  Maureen Stolt 6

Knockout results

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Draw 1

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Friday, January 10, 7:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Davinna Kong 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 X X 4
  Abigayle Lindgren   1 0 3 0 1 2 2 0 X X 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Sarah Anderson 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 X X 5
  Caitlin Maroldo   2 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 X X 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Kimberly Wapola   2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
  Alexandra Carlson 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Em Good 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 5
  Amy Lou Anderson   2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 7

Draw 2

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Saturday, January 11, 9:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Abigayle Lindgren   2 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 X X 9
  Maureen Stolt 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 X X 4
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Davinna Kong 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 7
  Em Good   0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5

Draw 3

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Saturday, January 11, 2:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Abigayle Lindgren 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 X X X 3
  Caitlin Maroldo   4 0 0 2 1 0 3 X X X 10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Alexandra Carlson 0 5 1 0 1 1 X X X X 8
  Amy Lou Anderson   1 0 0 1 0 0 X X X X 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Davinna Kong   0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 5
  Kimberly Wapola 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Sarah Anderson   0 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 8
  Maureen Stolt 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 7

Draw 4

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Saturday, January 11, 7:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Kimberly Wapola 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 3
  Abigayle Lindgren   1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 3 X 9
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Sarah Anderson 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 X 5
  Amy Lou Anderson   3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 X 8
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Em Good   3 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 8
  Maureen Stolt 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 6

Draw 5

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Sunday, January 12, 9:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Sarah Anderson   2 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 X 9
  Davinna Kong 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 X 6
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Kimberly Wapola 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 5
  Em Good 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 4 0 X 10

References

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  1. ^ "Challenge Round begins Thursday". USA Curling. 7 January 2014. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.