2009 USA-Brazil Challenge

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2009 Americas Challenge
Host city Bismarck, North Dakota
Arena Bismarck Capital Curling Club
DatesJan. 30 - Feb. 1
WinnerFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Skip Todd Birr
Third Paul Pustovar
Second Greg Wilson
Lead Kevin Birr
FinalistFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (Marcelo Mello)
2010  »

The 2009 USA-Brazil Challenge was a curling challenge held from January 30 to February 1, 2009 at the Bismarck Capital Curling Club in Bismarck, North Dakota. This was the first Americas Challenge.

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The challenge featured the Brazilian national men's curling team against an American team in a best-of-five series. The winner would get to represent the second team from the Americas at the 2009 Ford World Men's Curling Championship. Canada automatically qualifies as both hosts and defending champions.

Until 2009, the United States (and Canada) have always automatically qualified on account of no other country in the Americas fielding curling teams. However, in 2008 the Brazilian Ice Sports Federation felt that their men's curling team had a high enough calibre that they were ready to face off with the Americans.

The American team was represented by Todd Birr, whose team was highest on the U.S. Order of Merit as of December 31, 2008 and who qualified for the 2009 United States Olympic Curling Trials.

The Brazilians were represented by their national team, which trained at the Lennoxville Curling Club in Lennoxville, Quebec. They are all students at the Université de Sherbrooke.

Teams

NationSkipThirdSecondLead
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Marcelo Mello Celso Kossaka Luis Augusto Silva Cesar Santos
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Todd Birr Paul Pustovar Greg Wilson Kevin Birr

Results

Game 1

Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (Mello)000101XXXX2
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Birr) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg424030XXXX13

Game 2

Sheet B12345678910Final
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Birr) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg2010235XXX13
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (Mello)0101000XXX2

Game 3

Sheet C12345678910Final
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Birr) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00304040XX11
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (Mello)12010100XX5

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