2021 United States Men's Curling Championship

The 2021 United States Men's Curling Championship was held from May 25 to 30, 2021 at the Wausau Curling Club in Wausau, Wisconsin. The event was held in conjunction with the 2021 United States Women's Curling Championship.

2021 United States Men's
Curling Championship
Host cityWausau, Wisconsin
ArenaWausau Curling Club
DatesMay 25–30
WinnerMinnesota Team Dropkin
SkipKorey Dropkin
ThirdJoe Polo
SecondMark Fenner
LeadTom Howell
AlternateAlex Fenson
CoachTim Solin
FinalistMinnesota Jed Brundidge
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic edit

The event was originally scheduled to be held February 6 to 13 at the ImOn Ice Arena in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.[1] In August 2020, a derecho damaged the arena and the COVID-19 pandemic caused the repairs to be delayed significantly enough to necessitate moving the championships to a different venue.[2] In December 2020 the United States Curling Association (USCA) announced that, due to the continuing pandemic, the Men's, Women's, and Mixed Doubles National Championships would be postponed until May 2021 and would be conducted in a bio-secure bubble. Typically, the winner of the National Men's Championship would represent the United States at the World Championship, but this postponement moved the national championship after the 2021 World Men's Championship and so the USCA offered the spot at World's to the 2020 champion, Team Shuster.[3] The site of the bubble for the championships was later announced to be Wausau Curling Club in Wausau, Wisconsin.[4]

Qualification edit

Due to the pandemic, no qualification events were held and the qualification methods were modified. The top ten men's teams, determined by the World Curling Federation's World Team Ranking System, were invited to compete.[4] Typically, the qualification methods would be the top five teams from the World Team Ranking System, the top four teams from a qualification event, and one team from the Junior Championship.

Teams edit

The ten teams competing in the championship are:[5]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Locale
Steven Birklid Sam Galey Matt Birklid Erik Quistgaard Chris Bond   Seattle, Washington
Todd Birr Jason Smith Jared Allen Tom O’Connor John Benton   Blaine, Minnesota
Jed Brundidge Evan Workin Lance Wheeler Cameron Rittenour Jarl Timothy Wagner   Saint Paul, Minnesota
Derek Corbett Evan Jensen Aaron Carlson Austin Carlson Brandon Corbett   Rochester, New York
Korey Dropkin Joe Polo Mark Fenner Tom Howell Alex Fenson Tim Solin   Chaska, Minnesota
Scott Dunnam Hunter Clawson Cody Clouser Andrew Dunnam Daniel Dudt Bruce Clouser   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Riley Fenson Samuel Strouse Ethan Sampson Trevor Marquardt Derrick McLean   Chaska, Minnesota
Greg Persinger (fourth) Alex Leichter Dominik Märki Craig Brown (skip) Shawn Banyai   Fairbanks, Alaska
Rich Ruohonen Andrew Stopera Colin Hufman Kroy Nernberger Philip Tilker Pete Annis   Minneapolis, Minnesota
Luc Violette Chase Sinnett Ben Richardson Jon Harstad Jordan Moulton   Chaska, Minnesota

Round-robin standings edit

Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to playoffs
Skip W L
  Korey Dropkin 7 2
  Jed Brundidge 6 3
  Scott Dunnam 6 3
  Luc Violette 6 3
  Greg Persinger 5 4
  Steven Birklid 5 4
  Rich Ruohonen 5 4
  Riley Fenson 4 5
  Derek Corbett 1 8
  Todd Birr 0 9

Round-robin results edit

All draw times are listed in Central Daylight Time (UTC−05:00).[6]

Draw 1 edit

Tuesday, May 25, 1:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Luc Violette   2 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 8
  Steven Birklid 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Korey Dropkin   2 1 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 X 11
  Jed Brundidge 0 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 2 X 9
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Rich Ruohonen   3 0 3 0 1 0 2 X X X 9
  Todd Birr 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X X 2
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Scott Dunnam 0 2 1 0 2 0 4 0 3 X 12
  Greg Persinger   2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 5
Sheet 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Derek Corbett 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X X X 2
  Riley Fenson   2 0 1 1 2 0 3 X X X 9

Draw 2 edit

Tuesday, May 25, 8:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Scott Dunnam   0 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 9
  Riley Fenson 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 6
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Todd Birr   0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 4
  Greg Persinger 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 X 9
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Derek Corbett 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 X 5
  Korey Dropkin   0 0 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 X 9
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Jed Brundidge 0 2 1 1 0 2 3 0 1 X 10
  Luc Violette   2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 5
Sheet 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Steven Birklid   1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 6
  Rich Ruohonen 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 5

Draw 3 edit

Wednesday, May 26, 12:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Jed Brundidge   1 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 X 8
  Derek Corbett 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 X 6
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Rich Ruohonen   0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 X 8
  Scott Dunnam 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Riley Fenson   0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 1 X 8
  Greg Persinger 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 X 4
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Korey Dropkin   0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 6
  Steven Birklid 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 3
Sheet 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Luc Violette   5 3 1 2 X X X X X X 11
  Todd Birr 0 0 0 0 X X X X X X 0

Draw 4 edit

Wednesday, May 26, 8:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Rich Ruohonen 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X X X 1
  Greg Persinger   3 0 2 0 1 2 X X X X 8
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Derek Corbett 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 2
  Luc Violette   1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 X 7
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Jed Brundidge   1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 8
  Steven Birklid 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 9
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Riley Fenson   2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 7
  Todd Birr 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 6
Sheet 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Korey Dropkin   3 0 2 1 0 3 0 X X X 9
  Scott Dunnam 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 X X X 5

Draw 5 edit

Thursday, May 27, 12:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Todd Birr 0 0 1 0 0 1 X X X X 2
  Korey Dropkin   2 2 0 0 3 0 X X X X 7
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Steven Birklid   0 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 X X 8
  Riley Fenson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X X 2
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Luc Violette   0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 8
  Scott Dunnam 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 9
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Derek Corbett 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X X X 1
  Rich Ruohonen   0 2 0 1 4 1 X X X X 8
Sheet 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Jed Brundidge 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 X X 3
  Greg Persinger   1 0 2 0 0 2 2 1 X X 8

Draw 6 edit

Thursday, May 27, 8:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Riley Fenson 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4
  Luc Violette   0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 2 8
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Jed Brundidge 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 1 8
  Rich Ruohonen   0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Todd Birr 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
  Derek Corbett   0 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 8
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Greg Persinger 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 X 5
  Korey Dropkin   0 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 X 7
Sheet 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Scott Dunnam   1 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 X 8
  Steven Birklid 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 X 5

Draw 7 edit

Friday, May 28, 12:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Derek Corbett 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 5
  Scott Dunnam   2 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 X 8
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Greg Persinger   0 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 X 7
  Steven Birklid 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 X 5
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Korey Dropkin   0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 3
  Riley Fenson 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 X 7
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Todd Birr   0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
  Jed Brundidge 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 3 9
Sheet 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Rich Ruohonen 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 6
  Luc Violette   2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3

Draw 8 edit

Friday, May 28, 8:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Korey Dropkin   0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 4
  Rich Ruohonen 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Scott Dunnam   0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 X 6
  Todd Birr 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 X 4
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Greg Persinger   1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 4
  Luc Violette 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 X 7
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Steven Birklid   0 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 2 X 9
  Derek Corbett 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 X 6
Sheet 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Riley Fenson 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 X 6
  Jed Brundidge   1 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 X 9

Draw 9 edit

Saturday, May 29, 12:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Steven Birklid 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 9
  Todd Birr   2 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 7
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Luc Violette 0 0 1 4 1 0 2 X X X 9
  Korey Dropkin   1 0 0 0 0 3 0 X X X 4
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Scott Dunnam 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X X X 2
  Jed Brundidge   3 0 2 1 1 0 3 X X X 10
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Rich Ruohonen   1 2 3 0 2 1 X X X X 9
  Riley Fenson 0 0 0 2 0 0 X X X X 2
Sheet 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Greg Persinger 0 1 1 0 3 0 3 X X X 8
  Derek Corbett   1 0 0 1 0 2 0 X X X 4

Playoffs edit

Page playoff systemSemifinalFinal
1  Korey Dropkin81  Korey Dropkin7
2  Jed Brundidge22  Jed Brundidge3
2  Jed Brundidge8
4  Luc Violette5
3  Scott Dunnam4
4  Luc Violette10

1 vs. 2 edit

Saturday, May 29, 6:00 pm

Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Korey Dropkin   2 0 2 3 0 0 1 X X X 8
  Jed Brundidge 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X X 2

3 vs. 4 edit

Saturday, May 29, 6:00 pm

Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Scott Dunnam   0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 4
  Luc Violette 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 3 X 10

Semifinal edit

Sunday, May 30, 9:00 am

Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Jed Brundidge   0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 X 8
  Luc Violette 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 5

Final edit

Sunday, May 30, 7:00 pm

Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Korey Dropkin   0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 1 X 7
  Jed Brundidge 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 3
2021 United States Men's Curling Championship
 
Korey Dropkin
1st United States Championship title

References edit

  1. ^ O'Brien, Mike (August 7, 2019). "Cedar Rapids named host city for 2021 National Curling Championships". KCRG. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 National Championships Host Site". USA Curling. November 17, 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-05-12. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "USA CURLING 2020-21 CHAMPIONSHIPS UPDATE". USA Curling. December 3, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "2021 MEN'S, WOMEN'S, AND MIXED DOUBLES NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS". USA Curling. March 29, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  5. ^ @usacurl (May 4, 2021). "Meet the ten men's teams who have qualified for the 2021 #USACurling Men's National Championship!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "USCA Men's & Women's National Championships, May 25 – 30, 2021". USA Curling. Retrieved May 16, 2021.