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2023 United States Men's Curling Championship

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2023 United States Men's
Curling Championship
Host cityDenver, Colorado
ArenaDenver Coliseum
DatesFebruary 5-11
WinnerMinnesota Team Shuster
SkipJohn Shuster
ThirdChris Plys
SecondMatt Hamilton
LeadJohn Landsteiner
AlternateColin Hufman
CoachSteven Birklid
FinalistMinnesota Daniel Casper
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The 2023 United States Men's Curling Championship was held from February 5 to 11, 2023 at the Denver Coliseum in Denver, Colorado.[1] The event was held in conjunction with the 2023 United States Women's Curling Championship. This was the first Men's Championship in two years, after the 2022 Championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]



Qualification

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Teams qualified for the event according to the following procedure:[3]

Teams

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Eight teams participated in the 2023 national championship.[1]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale[4]
Daniel Casper Luc Violette Ben Richardson Chase Sinnett Minnesota Chaska, Minnesota
Korey Dropkin Andrew Stopera Mark Fenner Tom Howell Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota
Scott Dunnam Cody Clouser Lance Wheeler Andy Dunnam Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rich Ruohonen Sam Strouse Connor Kauffman Aidan Oldenburg Minnesota Chaska, Minnesota
Ethan Sampson Kevin Tuma Coleman Thurston Marius Kleinas Jake Zeman Minnesota Chaska, Minnesota
John Shuster Chris Plys Matt Hamilton John Landsteiner Colin Hufman Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota
Jason Smith Dominik Märki Hunter Clawson Jared Allen Eli Clawson Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee
Darryl Sobering Alec Celecki DJ Johnson Josh Chetwynd Sean Stevinson Colorado Denver, Colorado

Round robin standings

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Final round robin standings[5]

Key
Teams to playoffs
Skip W L
Daniel Casper 6 1
John Shuster 5 2
Scott Dunnam 5 2
Korey Dropkin 4 3
Ethan Sampson 3 4
Jason Smith 3 4
Darryl Sobering 1 6
Rich Ruohonen 1 6

Round robin results

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All draw times are listed in Mountain Standard Time (UTC−07:00).

Draw 1

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Sunday, February 5, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Shuster (has hammer) 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 6
Jason Smith 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 3 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Daniel Casper (has hammer) 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 7
Korey Dropkin 0 0 2 0 4 0 2 0 0 2 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Darryl Sobering (has hammer) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 X 4
Scott Dunnam 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ethan Sampson (has hammer) 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 4
Rich Ruohonen 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 X 7

Draw 2

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Monday, February 6, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Scott Dunnam 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 2 X 9
Korey Dropkin (has hammer) 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 X 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jason Smith (has hammer) 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 X 8
Rich Ruohonen 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 X 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
John Shuster (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 8
Ethan Sampson 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Daniel Casper (has hammer) 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 X X 9
Darryl Sobering 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X X 4

Draw 3

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Tuesday, February 7, 8:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Darryl Sobering 0 1 0 1 0 1 X X X X 3
John Shuster (has hammer) 4 0 5 0 1 0 X X X X 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Korey Dropkin (has hammer) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
Ethan Sampson 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Daniel Casper 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 9
Rich Ruohonen (has hammer) 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jason Smith 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X X X 3
Scott Dunnam (has hammer) 2 0 0 2 1 0 4 X X X 9

Draw 4

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Tuesday, February 7, 4:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Daniel Casper (has hammer) 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 2 X X 8
Ethan Sampson 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Darryl Sobering 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 4
Jason Smith (has hammer) 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 2 X X 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Scott Dunnam (has hammer) 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 X X 3
John Shuster 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 X X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Rich Ruohonen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X X 1
Korey Dropkin (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 2 X X 8

Draw 5

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Wednesday, February 8, 10:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Rich Ruohonen 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 X X X 4
Scott Dunnam (has hammer) 2 0 0 2 3 1 1 X X X 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
John Shuster 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 X X 3
Daniel Casper (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 4 X X 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jason Smith 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
Korey Dropkin (has hammer) 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Darryl Sobering (has hammer) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X X 1
Ethan Sampson 0 1 3 0 1 1 1 X X X 7

Draw 6

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Wednesday, February 8, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Jason Smith 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X 1
Daniel Casper (has hammer) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 5 X X 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ethan Sampson 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X X X 1
Scott Dunnam (has hammer) 0 1 0 3 0 3 X X X X 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Rich Ruohonen 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 X X 5
Darryl Sobering (has hammer) 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 X X 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Korey Dropkin 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
John Shuster (has hammer) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 6

Draw 7

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Thursday, February 9, 2:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Korey Dropkin (has hammer) 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 8
Darryl Sobering 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Rich Ruohonen 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4
John Shuster (has hammer) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Ethan Sampson (has hammer) 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 3 0 X 8
Jason Smith 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Scott Dunnam 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X X X 2
Daniel Casper (has hammer) 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 X X X 8

Playoffs

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1 vs. 2

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Friday, February 10, 2:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Daniel Casper 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 5
Minnesota John Shuster (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 X 8

3 vs. 4

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Friday, February 10, 2:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pennsylvania Scott Dunnam (has hammer) 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 X X 5
Minnesota Korey Dropkin 0 0 2 0 5 4 0 3 X X 14

Semifinal

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Friday, February 10, 7:00 pm

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

Final

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Saturday, February 11, 12:00 pm

Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota John Shuster (has hammer) 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 X X 8
Minnesota Daniel Casper 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 X X 3

References

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  1. ^ a b "Country's Top Curlers Return to Denver" (Press release). Eagan, MN: USA Curling. January 31, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "Curling: U.S. nationals canceled due to COVID concerns". Duluth News Tribune. December 23, 2021. Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "Fields Set for USA Curling Men's and Women's National Championships" (Press release). Eagan, MN: USA Curling. December 27, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "USA Curling National Championship -- Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  5. ^ "USA Curling National Championships". CurlingZone. Retrieved February 10, 2023.