2019 Americas Challenge

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2019 Americas Challenge
Host city Eveleth, Minnesota,
United States
Arena Curl Mesabi
DatesNovember 28–30
Men's winnerFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Skip Rich Ruohonen
Fourth Greg Persinger
Second Colin Hufman
Lead Phil Tilker
Alternate Tyler George
FinalistFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (Cohen)
Women's winnerFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Skip Tabitha Peterson
Third Becca Hamilton
Second Tara Peterson
Lead Aileen Geving
Alternate Natalie Nicholson
FinalistFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (Camarena Osorno)
2021  »

The 2019 Americas Challenge is a curling challenge that took place from November 28 to 30 at Curl Mesabi in Eveleth, Minnesota. [1] [2] This challenge determined the second team from the Americas Zone to qualify for the 2020 World Men's Championship and the 2020 World Women's Championship. [2] [3] It was held as part of the 2019 Curl Mesabi Classic World Curling Tour event.

Contents

The United States won both the men's and women's events, with Mexico having a successful debut, finishing second in both events. The men's US team, skipped by Rich Ruohonen went on to the finals of the Curl Mesabi Classic where they lost to a fellow American rink skipped by Korey Dropkin. [4] The women's US team went on to the semifinals of the Curl Mesabi Classic, losing to Canada's Laura Walker rink. [5]

Background

The World Curling Federation allots two men's and two women's spots for the Americas Zone at the World Curling Championships. For the 2020 Championships Canada has automatically claimed the first slot for both men's, due to having the best final ranking of the Zone in the 2019 Championship, and women's, due to being the host country. [1] If Canada was not hosting the Women's Championship the United States would have received the automatic berth due to finishing one spot higher in the 2019 Championship.

Mexico and Brazil challenged the United States, who would have otherwise qualified automatically due to their finish at the 2019 Championships, for the second Americas Zone slot for both men and women at the 2020 Championships. [1] This was the seventh men's challenge and second women's challenge to be held, but the first men's and women's challenges to include Mexico. The winning team earned the second Americas Zone slot at the World Championships and the runner-up earned the one Americas Zone slot at the 2020 World Qualification Event, giving them another attempt to qualify for the Championships. [2]

Men

Teams

CountrySkipThirdSecondLeadAlternate
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Marcelo MelloMichael KrahenbuhlScott McMullanFilipe NunesRicardo Losso
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Diego Tompkins (Fourth)Ramy Cohen (Skip)Ismael Abreu SaroMateo Tompkins
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Greg Persinger (Fourth) Rich Ruohonen (Skip) Colin Hufman Phil Tilker Tyler George

Standings

Final Standings

Key
Team to 2020 World Men's Curling Championship
Team to 2020 World Qualification Event
CountrySkipWL
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Rich Ruohonen 40
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Ramy Cohen22
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Marcelo Mello04

Results

All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−06:00).

Draw 1

Thursday, November 28, 14:30

Sheet 212345678910Final
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (Cohen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg12011021XX8
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (Mello)00100100XX2

Draw 2

Thursday, November 28, 19:30

Sheet 112345678910Final
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Ruohonen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg204214XXXX13
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (Mello)010000XXXX1

Draw 3

Friday, November 29, 09:00

Sheet 212345678910Final
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Ruohonen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg314230XXXX13
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (Cohen)000001XXXX1

Draw 4

Friday, November 29, 14:00

Sheet 112345678910Final
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (Mello)000100100X2
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (Cohen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg011011030X7

Draw 5

Friday, November 29, 19:00

Sheet 212345678910Final
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (Mello)010010100X3
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Ruohonen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg302002004X11

Draw 6

Saturday, November 30, 10:00

Sheet 112345678910Final
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (Cohen)000210020X5
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Ruohonen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg121003002X9

Women

Teams

CountrySkipThirdSecondLeadAlternate
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Anne Shibuya Luciana Barrella Alessandra Barros Isis Oliveira
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico [6] Adriana Camarena OsornoAngelica Perez AnzuresEstefana Quintero TorresMonica Tompkins
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Tabitha Peterson Becca Hamilton Tara Peterson Aileen Geving Natalie Nicholson

Standings

Final Standings

Key
Team to 2020 World Women's Curling Championship
Team to 2020 World Qualification Event
CountrySkipWL
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Tabitha Peterson 40
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Adriana Camarena Osorno22
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Anne Shibuya 04

Results

All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−06:00).

Draw 1

Thursday, November 28, 14:30

Sheet 112345678910Final
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (Shibuya)00210120006
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (Camarena Osorno) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg11003001118

Draw 2

Thursday, November 28, 19:30

Sheet 212345678910Final
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (Shibuya)010110100X4
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Peterson) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg202001012X8

Draw 3

Friday, November 29, 09:00

Sheet 112345678910Final
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (Camarena Osorno) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1002000XXX3
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Peterson)0320312XXX11

Draw 4

Friday, November 29, 14:00

Sheet 212345678910Final
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (Camarena Osorno)12021200008
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (Shibuya) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg00100022117

Draw 5

Friday, November 29, 19:00

Sheet 112345678910Final
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Peterson) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg313030XXXX10
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (Shibuya)000101XXXX2

Draw 6

Saturday, November 30, 10:00

Sheet 212345678910Final
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Peterson) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg611014XXXX13
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (Camarena Osorno)000100XXXX1

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