2018 US Open of Curling

The 2018 US Open of Curling was held from December 31, 2017, to January 2, 2018.

2018 US Open of Curling
Host city	Blaine, Minnesota
Arena	Four Seasons Curling Club
Dates	December 28–31
Men's winner	Heath McCormick
Curling club	Four Seasons Curling Club Blaine, Minnesota
Skip	Heath McCormick
Third	Chris Plys
Second	Korey Dropkin
Lead	Jake Higgs
Finalist	Adam Casey
Women's winner	Jamie Sinclair
Curling club	Four Seasons Curling Club Blaine, Minnesota
Skip	Jamie Sinclair
Third	Alexandra Carlson
Second	Vicky Persinger
Lead	Monica Walker
Finalist	Nina Roth

Men

Teams

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Todd Birr	John Benton	Hunter Clawson	Tom O'Connor	Blaine, Minnesota
Adam Casey	Brock Montgomery	Shaun Meachem	Dustin Kidby	Regina, Saskatchewan
Nick Connolly	Chase Sinnett	Andrew Dunam	Jonathan Harstad	Seattle, Washington
Scott Dunnam	Cody Clouser	Trevor Host	Ethan Meyers	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Pete Fenson	Shawn Rojeski	Mark Fenner	Alex Fenson	Bemidji, Minnesota
Colton Flasch	Kevin Marsh	Dan Marsh	Trent Knapp	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Heath McCormick	Chris Plys	Korey Dropkin	Thomas Howell	Blaine, Minnesota
Sean Beighton (Fourth)	Kroy Nernberger (Skip)	Derrick McLean	Quinn Evenson	Blaine, Minnesota
Cameron Rittenour	Jed Brundidge	Evan Workin	Jordan Brown	Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Greg Persinger (Fourth)	Rich Ruohonen (Skip)	Colin Hufman	Phil Tilker	Seattle, Washington
John Shuster	Tyler George	Joe Polo	John Landsteiner	Duluth, Minnesota
Andrew Stopera	Luc Violette	Ben Richardson	Graem Fenson	Chicago, Illinois

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Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						Heath McCormick		5
	Colton Flasch		4			Rich Ruohonen		2
	Rich Ruohonen		6								Heath McCormick		6
											Adam Casey		5
						Adam Casey		7
	Todd Birr		5			Todd Birr		2
	Pete Fenson		3

Women

Teams

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Locale
Sarah Anderson	Jenna Martin	Natalie Nicholson	Taylor Anderson	Blaine, Minnesota
Regan Birr	Emily Quello	Courtney Oskaken	Patti Olson	Blaine, Minnesota
Cora Farrell	Lexi Langian	Cait Flannery	Rebecca Miles	Blaine, Minnesota
Susan Froud	Lauren Horton	Margot Flemming	Megan Arnold	Waterloo, Ontario
Ann Podoll	Carissa Muller	Rachel Workin	Christina Lammers	Fargo, North Dakota
Allison Pottinger	Courtney George	Jordan Moulton	Stephanie Senneker	Saint Paul, Minnesota
Darcy Robertson	Karen Klein	Vanessa Foster	Theresa Cannon	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Nina Roth	Tabitha Peterson	Aileen Geving	Becca Hamilton	Blaine, Minnesota
Jamie Sinclair	Alexandra Carlson	Vicky Persinger	Monica Walker	Blaine, Minnesota
Briar Hürlimann (Fourth)	Elena Stern (Skip)	Lisa Gisler	Céline Koller	Wetzikon, Switzerland

Knockout brackets

A Event

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	First Knockout					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Qualifier 1
						Nina Roth		6
	Regan Birr		5			Cora Farrell		3
	Cora Farrell		6								Nina Roth		3
											Susan Froud		7
						Susan Froud		8
						Sarah Anderson		7
																Susan Froud		8
																Allison Pottinger		2
						Jamie Sinclair		7
	Elena Stern		5			Elena Stern		2
	Ann Podoll		3								Jamie Sinclair		3
											Allison Pottinger		7
						Darcy Robertson		2
						Allison Pottinger		5

B Event

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	Second Knockout					Semifinals					Qualifier 2
	Regan Birr		1
	Sarah Anderson		9			Sarah Anderson		0
						Jamie Sinclair		7
											Jamie Sinclair		4
	Darcy Robertson		7								Nina Roth		6
	Ann Podoll		2			Nina Roth		7
						Darcy Robertson		6

	Second Knockout					Qualifier 3
						Elena Stern		2
	Elena Stern		6			Allison Pottinger		6
	Cora Farrell		3

C Event

	Third Knockout					Semifinals					Qualifier 4
						Ann Podoll		4
	Regan Birr		6			Cora Farrell		5
	Ann Podoll		8								Jamie Sinclair		10
											Cora Farrell		3

	Third Knockout					Qualifier 5
						Darcy Robertson		7
	Sarah Anderson		6			Elena Stern		4
	Darcy Robertson		8

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						Susan Froud		3
	Darcy Robertson		2			Jamie Sinclair		5
	Jamie Sinclair		6								Jamie Sinclair		5
											Nina Roth		1
						Allison Pottinger		5
						Nina Roth		6

References

1. "ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling: Playoffs".
2. "ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling: A Event".
3. "ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling: B Event".

External links

• Men's results from the CurlingZone database
• Women's results from the CurlingZone database