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2021 United States Men's Curling Championship

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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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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.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

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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

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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

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

Round-robin standings

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Final round-robin standings

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

Round-robin results

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

Draw 1

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Tuesday, May 25, 1:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Luc Violette (has hammer) 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 8
Washington (state) 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
Minnesota Korey Dropkin (has hammer) 2 1 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 X 11
Minnesota 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
Minnesota Rich Ruohonen (has hammer) 3 0 3 0 1 0 2 X X X 9
Minnesota 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
Pennsylvania Scott Dunnam 0 2 1 0 2 0 4 0 3 X 12
Alaska Greg Persinger (has hammer) 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 5
Sheet 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Derek Corbett 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X X X 2
Minnesota Riley Fenson (has hammer) 2 0 1 1 2 0 3 X X X 9

Draw 2

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Tuesday, May 25, 8:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pennsylvania Scott Dunnam (has hammer) 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 9
Minnesota 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
Minnesota Todd Birr (has hammer) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 4
Alaska 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
New York (state) Derek Corbett 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 X 5
Minnesota Korey Dropkin (has hammer) 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 X 9
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Jed Brundidge 0 2 1 1 0 2 3 0 1 X 10
Minnesota Luc Violette (has hammer) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 5
Sheet 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Steven Birklid (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 6
Minnesota Rich Ruohonen 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 5

Draw 3

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Wednesday, May 26, 12:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Jed Brundidge (has hammer) 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 X 8
New York (state) 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
Minnesota Rich Ruohonen (has hammer) 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 X 8
Pennsylvania 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
Minnesota Riley Fenson (has hammer) 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 1 X 8
Alaska 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
Minnesota Korey Dropkin (has hammer) 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 6
Washington (state) 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
Minnesota Luc Violette (has hammer) 5 3 1 2 X X X X X X 11
Minnesota Todd Birr 0 0 0 0 X X X X X X 0

Draw 4

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Wednesday, May 26, 8:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Rich Ruohonen 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X X X 1
Alaska Greg Persinger (has hammer) 3 0 2 0 1 2 X X X X 8
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Derek Corbett 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 2
Minnesota Luc Violette (has hammer) 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 X 7
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Jed Brundidge (has hammer) 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 8
Washington (state) 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
Minnesota Riley Fenson (has hammer) 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 7
Minnesota 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
Minnesota Korey Dropkin (has hammer) 3 0 2 1 0 3 0 X X X 9
Pennsylvania Scott Dunnam 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 X X X 5

Draw 5

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Thursday, May 27, 12:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Todd Birr 0 0 1 0 0 1 X X X X 2
Minnesota Korey Dropkin (has hammer) 2 2 0 0 3 0 X X X X 7
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Steven Birklid (has hammer) 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 X X 8
Minnesota 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
Minnesota Luc Violette (has hammer) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 8
Pennsylvania 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
New York (state) Derek Corbett 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X X X 1
Minnesota Rich Ruohonen (has hammer) 0 2 0 1 4 1 X X X X 8
Sheet 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Jed Brundidge 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 X X 3
Alaska Greg Persinger (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 1 X X 8

Draw 6

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Thursday, May 27, 8:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Riley Fenson 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4
Minnesota Luc Violette (has hammer) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 2 8
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Jed Brundidge 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 1 8
Minnesota Rich Ruohonen (has hammer) 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Todd Birr 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
New York (state) Derek Corbett (has hammer) 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 8
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alaska Greg Persinger 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 X 5
Minnesota Korey Dropkin (has hammer) 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 X 7
Sheet 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pennsylvania Scott Dunnam (has hammer) 1 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 X 8
Washington (state) Steven Birklid 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 X 5

Draw 7

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Friday, May 28, 12:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Derek Corbett 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 5
Pennsylvania Scott Dunnam (has hammer) 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 X 8
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alaska Greg Persinger (has hammer) 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 X 7
Washington (state) 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
Minnesota Korey Dropkin (has hammer) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 3
Minnesota 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
Minnesota Todd Birr (has hammer) 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Minnesota 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
Minnesota Rich Ruohonen 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 6
Minnesota Luc Violette (has hammer) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3

Draw 8

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Friday, May 28, 8:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Korey Dropkin (has hammer) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 4
Minnesota 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
Pennsylvania Scott Dunnam (has hammer) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 X 6
Minnesota 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
Alaska Greg Persinger (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 4
Minnesota 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
Washington (state) Steven Birklid (has hammer) 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 2 X 9
New York (state) 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
Minnesota Riley Fenson 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 X 6
Minnesota Jed Brundidge (has hammer) 1 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 X 9

Draw 9

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Saturday, May 29, 12:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Steven Birklid 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 9
Minnesota Todd Birr (has hammer) 2 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 7
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Luc Violette 0 0 1 4 1 0 2 X X X 9
Minnesota Korey Dropkin (has hammer) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 X X X 4
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pennsylvania Scott Dunnam 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X X X 2
Minnesota Jed Brundidge (has hammer) 3 0 2 1 1 0 3 X X X 10
Sheet 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Rich Ruohonen (has hammer) 1 2 3 0 2 1 X X X X 9
Minnesota 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
Alaska Greg Persinger 0 1 1 0 3 0 3 X X X 8
New York (state) Derek Corbett (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 X X X 4

Playoffs

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Page playoff systemSemifinalFinal
1Minnesota Korey Dropkin81Minnesota Korey Dropkin7
2Minnesota Jed Brundidge22Minnesota Jed Brundidge3
2Minnesota Jed Brundidge8
4Minnesota Luc Violette5
3Pennsylvania Scott Dunnam4
4Minnesota Luc Violette10

1 vs. 2

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Saturday, May 29, 6:00 pm

Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Korey Dropkin (has hammer) 2 0 2 3 0 0 1 X X X 8
Minnesota Jed Brundidge 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X X 2

3 vs. 4

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Saturday, May 29, 6:00 pm

Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pennsylvania Scott Dunnam (has hammer) 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 4
Minnesota Luc Violette 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 3 X 10

Semifinal

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Sunday, May 30, 9:00 am

Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Jed Brundidge (has hammer) 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 X 8
Minnesota Luc Violette 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 5

Final

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Sunday, May 30, 7:00 pm

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

References

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  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.
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