2014 United States Women's Curling Championship – Qualification

Main article: 2014 United States Women's Curling Championship

Qualification for the 2014 United States Women's Curling Championship consisted of three different paths. Four teams qualified directly through the High Performance Program or the Order of Merit system. The number of the remaining entrants to the national championships was cut down to six teams through a challenge round held in early January.

Qualification system

Teams can qualify to participate in the men's national championship through the High Performance Program, through the World Curling Tour Order of Merit, or through a challenge round.

Two spots in the nationals were awarded to two teams on the United States Curling Association's High Performance National Program. The teams qualified through the High Performance Program were those skipped by Allison Pottinger and Cassandra Potter. Two more spots were awarded to the top two men's teams on the World Curling Tour Order of Merit standings table at the year's end. The teams qualified through the Order of Merit were those skipped by Courtney George and Nina Spatola.

The remaining six spots in the nationals will be awarded to the teams that earn qualification spots through the challenge round. The challenge round will be held in a triple knockout format.

Challenge round

The challenge round for the women's nationals will be held from January 10 to 12 at the Grafton Curling Club in Grafton, North Dakota. ^[1]

Teams

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Amy Lou Anderson	Megan Delaney	Theresa Hoffoss	Julie Smith	St. Paul, Minnesota
Sarah Anderson	Courtney Anderson-Slata	Taylor Anderson	Emily Anderson	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Alexandra Carlson	Jamie Sinclair	Emilia Juocys	Sherri Schummer	St. Paul, Minnesota
Em Good	Elle LeBeau	Gabrielle Coleman	Cynthia Eng-Dinsel	Seattle, Washington
Davinna Kong	Susan Mitchell	Miranda Heaslip	Donna Umali-Mendoza	San Francisco, California
Abigayle Lindgren	Katie Sigurdson	Emily Lindgren	Kelsey Colwell	Grand Forks, North Dakota
Caitlin Maroldo	Rebeca Andrew	Abigail Morrison	Emily Walker	Rochester, Minnesota
Maureen Stolt	Jordan Moulton	Kendall Behm	Libby Brundage	St. Paul, Minnesota
Kimberly Wapola	Jennifer Westhagen	Jenn Cahak	Courtney Shaw	St. Paul, Minnesota

Knockout Draw Brackets

A Event

	First Knockout				Semifinals				Qualifier 1
	Davinna Kong	4
	Abigayle Lindgren	9			Abigayle Lindgren	9
					Maureen Stolt	4
									Abigayle Lindgren	3
									Caitlin Maroldo	10
					Sarah Anderson	5
					Caitlin Maroldo	9

	First Knockout				Semifinals				Qualifier 2
					Kimberly Wapola	5
					Alexandra Carlson	6
									Alexandra Carlson	8
									Amy Lou Anderson	2
					Em Good	5
					Amy Lou Anderson	7

B Event

	Second Knockout				Semifinals				Qualifier 3
	Davinna Kong	7
	Em Good	5			Davinna Kong	5
					Kimberly Wapola	9
									Kimberly Wapola	3
									Abigayle Lindgren	9

	Second Knockout				Qualifier 4
	Sarah Anderson	8
	Maureen Stolt	7			Sarah Anderson	5
					Amy Lou Anderson	8

C Event

	Qualifier 5
	Sarah Anderson	9
	Davinna Kong	6

	Third Knockout				Qualifier 6
					Kimberly Wapola	5
	Em Good	8			Em Good	10
	Maureen Stolt	6

Knockout results

Draw 1

Friday, January 10, 7:00 pm

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Davinna Kong	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	X	X	4
Abigayle Lindgren	1	0	3	0	1	2	2	0	X	X	9

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sarah Anderson	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	X	X	5
Caitlin Maroldo	2	0	2	2	0	1	2	0	X	X	9

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Kimberly Wapola	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	5
Alexandra Carlson	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	6

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Em Good	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	5
Amy Lou Anderson	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	7

Draw 2

Saturday, January 11, 9:00 am

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Abigayle Lindgren	2	0	1	3	1	0	0	2	X	X	9
Maureen Stolt	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	X	X	4

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Davinna Kong	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	7
Em Good	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	5

Draw 3

Saturday, January 11, 2:00 pm

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Abigayle Lindgren	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	X	X	X	3
Caitlin Maroldo	4	0	0	2	1	0	3	X	X	X	10

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Alexandra Carlson	0	5	1	0	1	1	X	X	X	X	8
Amy Lou Anderson	1	0	0	1	0	0	X	X	X	X	2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Davinna Kong	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	5
Kimberly Wapola	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	5	9

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sarah Anderson	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	8
Maureen Stolt	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	1	2	7

Draw 4

Saturday, January 11, 7:00 pm

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Kimberly Wapola	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	X	3
Abigayle Lindgren	1	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	3	X	9

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sarah Anderson	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	X	5
Amy Lou Anderson	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	X	8

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Em Good	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	8
Maureen Stolt	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	6

Draw 5

Sunday, January 12, 9:00 am

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sarah Anderson	2	0	0	3	1	1	2	0	0	X	9
Davinna Kong	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	X	6

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Kimberly Wapola	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	X	5
Em Good	1	0	2	1	0	2	0	4	0	X	10

References

1. "Challenge Round begins Thursday". USA Curling. 7 January 2014. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.