2010 United States Men's Curling Championship

2010 United States Men's Curling Championship
Host city	Kalamazoo, Michigan
Arena	Wings Stadium
Dates	March 6–13
Winner	Pete Fenson
Curling club	Bemidji CC, Bemidji, Minnesota
Skip	Pete Fenson
Third	Joe Polo
Second	Shawn Rojeski
Lead	Tyler George
Finalist	Mike Farbelow

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]

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]

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

Round Robin Standings

Skip	W	L
Pete Fenson	6	3
Mike Farbelow	6	3
Matt Stevens	6	3
Matt Hames	6	3
Wes Johnson	5	4
Craig Brown	5	4
Todd Birr	4	5
Kevin Kakela	3	6
Blake Morton	3	6
Bryan Wight	1	8

Tiebreakers

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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Pete Fenson	2	0	2	0	1	0	2	1	0	2	10
Matt Stevens	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	7

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Matt Hames	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	5
Mike Farbelow	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	6

Playoffs

	Page playoff system					Semifinal					Final
	1	Pete Fenson	10
	2	Mike Farbelow	4								1	Pete Fenson	8
						2	Mike Farbelow	10			2	Mike Farbelow	4
						3	Matt Stevens	5
	3	Matt Stevens	10
	4	Matt Hames	5

1 vs. 2 Game

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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Pete Fenson	2	2	0	1	0	2	1	0	2	X	10
Mike Farbelow	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	X	4

3 vs. 4 Game

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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Matt Hames	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	X	X	5
Matt Stevens	5	0	2	1	0	1	0	1	X	X	10

Semifinal

Friday, March 12, 8:00 pm^[6]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Mike Farbelow	1	0	2	0	2	1	0	4	X	X	10
Matt Stevens	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	X	X	5

Championship Final

Saturday, March 13, 3:00 pm^[7]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Pete Fenson	1	1	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	X	8
Mike Farbelow	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	X	4

References