2010 United States Men's Curling Championship

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2010 United States
Men's Curling Championship
Host city Kalamazoo, Michigan
Arena Wings Stadium
DatesMarch 6–13
Winner Flag of Minnesota.svg Pete Fenson
Curling clubBemidji CC, Bemidji, Minnesota
Skip Pete Fenson
Third Joe Polo
Second Shawn Rojeski
Lead Tyler George
Finalist Flag of Minnesota.svg Mike Farbelow
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The 2010 United States Curling Men's Championships were held in Kalamazoo, Michigan from March 6 to 13. The 54th edition of the United States Curling Men's Championships was held alongside the 2010 Women's Nationals. Teams could qualify through three different methods. John Shuster's team qualified through the first method by virtue of being the defending champions. Next, teams could qualify by finishing in the top spots of their respective regional championships. The final method of qualification came in a Nationals Playdown where the teams that placed between 2nd and 4th in their regional qualifications compete for the final three spots. [1]

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On Friday, February 27, 2010 it was revealed on the USA Network broadcast that John Shuster's team had elected to withdraw from the National Championships. The team skipped by Wes Johnson replaced them.

The winning team represented the United States at the 2010 Capital One World Men's Curling Championship.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows: [2]

SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateLocale
Pete Fenson Shawn Rojeski Joe Polo Tyler George Flag of Minnesota.svg Bemidji, Minnesota
Todd Birr Paul Pustovar Tom O'Connor Kevin Birr Flag of Minnesota.svg Mankato, Minnesota
Blake Morton Marcus Fonger Tommy Juszczyk Calvin Weber Mark Hartman Flag of Wisconsin.svg McFarland, Wisconsin
Craig Brown Rich Ruohonen Zach Jacobson Pete Annis Flag of Wisconsin.svg Madison, Wisconsin
Matt Stevens Cody Stevens Bob Liapis Jeff Breyen Flag of Minnesota.svg Bemidji, Minnesota
Matt Hames Bill Stopera Martin Sather Dean Gemmell Flag of New York.svg Buffalo, New York
Kevin Kakela Chad Carlson Ryan Lagasse Todd Ussatis Flag of North Dakota.svg Rolla, North Dakota
Bryan Wight Michael Moore Joey Bonfoey Mark Lazar Kevin Deeren Flag of New York.svg Canandaigua, New York
Mike Farbelow Eric Fenson Nick Myers Jeff Puleo Mark Willmert Flag of Minnesota.svg Minneapolis, Minnesota
Wes Johnson Leon Romaniuk Paul Lyttle Richard Maskel Flag of Washington.svg Snohomish, Washington

Round robin standings

SkipWL
Flag of Minnesota.svg Pete Fenson 63
Flag of Minnesota.svg Mike Farbelow 63
Flag of Minnesota.svg Matt Stevens 63
Flag of New York.svg Matt Hames 63
Flag of Washington.svg Wes Johnson 54
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Craig Brown 54
Flag of Minnesota.svg Todd Birr 45
Flag of North Dakota.svg Kevin Kakela 36
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Blake Morton 36
Flag of New York.svg Bryan Wight 18

Tiebreakers

Thursday, March 11, 8:00 pm [3]

Team12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Pete Fenson Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg202010210210
Flag of Minnesota.svg Matt Stevens 02010200207
Team12345678910Final
Flag of New York.svg Matt Hames 01201000105
Flag of Minnesota.svg Mike Farbelow Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10020002016

Playoffs

Page playoff system SemifinalFinal
1 Flag of Minnesota.svg Pete Fenson 101 Flag of Minnesota.svg Pete Fenson 8
2 Flag of Minnesota.svg Mike Farbelow 42 Flag of Minnesota.svg Mike Farbelow 4
2 Flag of Minnesota.svg Mike Farbelow 10
3 Flag of Minnesota.svg Matt Stevens 5
3 Flag of Minnesota.svg Matt Stevens 10
4 Flag of New York.svg Matt Hames 5

1 vs. 2 game

Friday, March 12, 12:00 pm [4]

Team12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Pete Fenson 220102102X10
Flag of Minnesota.svg Mike Farbelow Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg001010020X4

3 vs. 4 game

Friday, March 12, 12:00 pm [4]

Team12345678910Final
Flag of New York.svg Matt Hames 02002010XX5
Flag of Minnesota.svg Matt Stevens Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg50210101XX10

Semifinal

Friday, March 12, 8:00 pm [5]

Team12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Mike Farbelow Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg10202104XX10
Flag of Minnesota.svg Matt Stevens 01020020XX5

Championship final

Saturday, March 13, 3:00 pm [6]

Team12345678910Final
Flag of Minnesota.svg Pete Fenson Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg110204000X8
Flag of Minnesota.svg Mike Farbelow 001010020X4

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