2011 United States Men's Curling Championship

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Host cityFargo, North Dakota
ArenaScheels Arena
DatesFebruary 12–19, 2011
WinnerMinnesota Pete Fenson
2011 United States
Men's Curling Championship
2011 United States Men's Curling Championship
Host cityFargo, North Dakota
ArenaScheels Arena
DatesFebruary 12–19, 2011
WinnerMinnesota Pete Fenson
Curling clubBemidji CC, Bemidji, Minnesota
SkipPete Fenson
ThirdShawn Rojeski
SecondJoe Polo
LeadRyan Brunt
FinalistMinnesota Tyler George
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The 2011 United States Men's Curling Championship took place on February 12–19 at the Scheels Arena in Fargo, North Dakota. It was held in conjunction with the 2011 United States Women's Curling Championship. After a win over the Tyler George rink, Pete Fenson and his team became champions for the second consecutive time. They represented the United States at the 2011 World Championships in Regina, Saskatchewan, finishing in 10th place after an unfortunate series of close losses dropped their win–loss record to 3-8. It is the worst finish by an American men's team at the world championships to date.

Teams qualified for the men's nationals in one of two ways. Two teams automatically qualified as the top two US teams on the Order of Merit list after the Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel is completed. This year, those two teams are the Pete Fenson and Tyler George rinks.[1]

The remaining eight spots for the nationals were awarded to the top finishers in the regional qualifiers and challenge rounds. Five teams qualified from the qualifiers round, where each qualified site received one or more qualifying spots. The other three spots went to the winners of the challenge round.[2]

Teams

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale Qualification Method
Pete FensonShawn RojeskiJoe PoloRyan BruntMinnesota BemidjiTop 1 US Order of Merit[1]
Tyler GeorgeChristopher PlysRich RuohonenPhill DrobnickMinnesota EvelethTop 2 US Order of Merit[1]
Craig BrownJohn ShusterGreg JohnsonDerrick CasperJeremiah DotlichWisconsin MadisonMedford Qualifier
Geoff GoodlandPete WestbergTim SolinKen OlsonTim JeanettaWisconsin Eau ClaireMedford Qualifier
Craig DisherKevin KakelaChad CarlsonPete AnnisJohn BentonNorth Dakota RollaBismarck Qualifier
Jason LarwayColin HufmanSean BeightonJoel LarwayWashington (state) SeattleBismarck Qualifier
Heath McCormickBill StoperaMartin SatherDean GemmellNew York (state) RochesterRochester Qualifier
Todd BirrGreg RomaniukDoug PottingerTom O'ConnorKevin BirrMinnesota MankatoChallenge Round
Zach JacobsonKevin DeerenZane JacobsonKraig DeerenMike FarbelowNorth Dakota LangdonChallenge Round
Matt HamiltonJeremy RoeJoseph BonfoeyPatrick RoePaul PustovarWisconsin MadisonChallenge Round

Round-robin standings

Through Draw 9

Team (Skip) W L PF PA Ends Won Ends Lost Blank Ends Stolen Ends
Minnesota Pete Fenson9072424432117
Minnesota Tyler George726853353273
Minnesota Todd Birr6371494229116
New York (state) Heath McCormick636142343438
North Dakota Zach Jacobson545253293993
Wisconsin Craig Brown456159383539
Wisconsin Matt Hamilton365363353968
North Dakota Craig Disher274564323559
Washington (state) Jason Larway274870273525
Wisconsin Geoff Goodland184470354257

Round-robin results

All times listed in Central Standard Time.

Draw 1

Saturday, February 12, 8:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Wisconsin Matt Hamilton (has hammer) 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 7
Wisconsin Craig Brown 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
North Dakota Craig Disher (has hammer) 2 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 9
Washington (state) Jason Larway 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Todd Birr (has hammer) 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 8
North Dakota Zach Jacobson 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Pete Fenson 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 6
Wisconsin Geoff Goodland (has hammer) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Heath McCormick 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 6
Minnesota Tyler George (has hammer) 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5

Draw 2

Sunday, February 13, 12:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Tyler George (has hammer) 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 7
North Dakota Zach Jacobson 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Heath McCormick 0 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 X 9
Wisconsin Craig Brown (has hammer) 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Geoff Goodland (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 X X 6
Washington (state) Jason Larway 0 1 0 6 0 3 0 3 X X 13
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Todd Birr 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 X X 7
North Dakota Craig Disher (has hammer) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 2
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Pete Fenson (has hammer) 2 0 1 0 3 1 1 X X X 8
Wisconsin Matt Hamilton 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X X X 2

Draw 3

Sunday, February 13, 8:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Todd Birr 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 X 7
Washington (state) Jason Larway (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
North Dakota Zach Jacobson (has hammer) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 2
Minnesota Pete Fenson 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 X 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
North Dakota Craig Disher (has hammer) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 X X X 4
Minnesota Tyler George 0 0 2 0 5 0 2 X X X 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Heath McCormick 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 5
Wisconsin Matt Hamilton (has hammer) 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 3 X 8
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Geoff Goodland (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 5
Wisconsin Craig Brown 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 6

Draw 4

Monday, February 14, 12:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Craig Brown (has hammer) 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 X 8
North Dakota Craig Disher 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Matt Hamilton 0 2 1 0 3 0 2 2 0 X 10
Wisconsin Geoff Goodland (has hammer) 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 X 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Heath McCormick 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 4
Minnesota Pete Fenson (has hammer) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 3 X 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
North Dakota Zach Jacobson 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 X 7
Washington (state) Jason Larway (has hammer) 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Tyler George 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 X 9
Minnesota Todd Birr (has hammer) 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 5

Draw 5

Monday, February 14, 8:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Geoff Goodland (has hammer) 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X X X 1
Minnesota Todd Birr 2 1 0 2 2 1 X X X X 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Pete Fenson 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 7
North Dakota Craig Disher (has hammer) 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
North Dakota Zach Jacobson (has hammer) 3 0 0 4 0 1 0 X X X 8
Wisconsin Matt Hamilton 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 X X X 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Wisconsin Craig Brown 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 7
Minnesota Tyler George (has hammer) 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 8
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Jason Larway 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 7
New York (state) Heath McCormick (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 3 11

Draw 6

Tuesday, February 15, 2:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
North Dakota Zach Jacobson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X X 2
New York (state) Heath McCormick (has hammer) 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 X X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Tyler George (has hammer) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 6
Wisconsin Matt Hamilton 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Craig Brown 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 X X 5
Minnesota Todd Birr (has hammer) 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 3 X X 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Jason Larway 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 X X 4
Minnesota Pete Fenson (has hammer) 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 X X 8
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
North Dakota Craig Disher (has hammer) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 4
Wisconsin Geoff Goodland 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 6

Draw 7

Wednesday, February 16, 8:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Jason Larway (has hammer) 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 7
Wisconsin Matt Hamilton 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Craig Brown (has hammer) 1 1 0 2 1 3 0 1 X X 9
North Dakota Zach Jacobson 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 X X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Tyler George 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 8
Wisconsin Geoff Goodland (has hammer) 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
North Dakota Craig Disher (has hammer) 2 0 0 0 X X X X X X 2
New York (state) Heath McCormick 0 5 1 3 X X X X X X 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Todd Birr (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 8
Minnesota Pete Fenson 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 9

Draw 8

Wednesday, February 16, 4:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Pete Fenson (has hammer) 4 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 X 10
Minnesota Tyler George 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 X 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Todd Birr (has hammer) 1 1 4 0 3 0 X X X X 9
New York (state) Heath McCormick 0 0 0 2 0 1 X X X X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Matt Hamilton (has hammer) 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 7
North Dakota Craig Disher 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Geoff Goodland 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 5
North Dakota Zach Jacobson (has hammer) 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Craig Brown (has hammer) 3 1 2 0 3 X X X X X 9
Washington (state) Jason Larway 0 0 0 1 0 X X X X X 1

Draw 9

Thursday, February 17, 8:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Heath McCormick (has hammer) 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 X 8
Wisconsin Geoff Goodland 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Jason Larway 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 X X X 3
Minnesota Tyler George (has hammer) 1 0 0 2 3 0 2 X X X 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Pete Fenson 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 X 9
Wisconsin Craig Brown (has hammer) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Matt Hamilton (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 6
Minnesota Todd Birr 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 8
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
North Dakota Zach Jacobson (has hammer) 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 X 6
North Dakota Craig Disher 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 X 4

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