2014 United States Men's Curling Championship Explained

The 2014 Labatt^[1] United States Men's Curling Championship was held from March 1 to 8 at the IceWorks Skating Complex in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was held in conjunction with the 2014 United States Women's Curling Championship.

Road to the Nationals

See main article: article and 2014 United States Men's Curling Championship – Qualification. A total of ten teams qualified 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.

Teams

Ten teams participated in the national championship. The teams are listed as follows:^[2]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Locale	Qualification Method
						High Performance Program committee selection[3]
						High Performance Program committee selection
						Order of Merit
						Order of Merit
						Challenge Round
						Challenge Round
						Challenge Round
						Challenge Round
						Challenge Round
						Challenge Round

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

width=150	Skip	width=20	W	width=20	L	width=20	PF	width=20	PA	width=20	Ends won	width=20	Ends Lost	width=20	Blank ends	width=20	Stolen ends	width=20	Shot pct.
	7	2	58	40	31	29	13	7	86%
	7	2	59	43	34	25	12	10	83%
	6	3	55	41	30	33	17	11	85%
	6	3	59	53	40	37	10	9	82%
	5	4	58	53	34	32	12	5	85%
	4	5	54	55	35	36	11	8	80%
	3	6	43	60	29	35	16	7	80%
	3	6	41	61	33	34	11	10	77%
	2	7	48	60	37	35	9	8	73%
	2	7	50	62	32	39	9	7	75%

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (UTC−7).^{[4] [5]}

Draw 1

Saturday, March 1, 8:30 pm

Draw 2

Sunday, March 2, 12:00 pm

Draw 3

Sunday, March 2, 8:00 pm

Draw 4

Monday, March 3, 4:00 pm

Draw 5

Tuesday, March 4, 8:00 am

Draw 6

Tuesday, March 4, 4:00 pm

Draw 7

Wednesday, March 5, 8:00 am

Draw 8

Wednesday, March 5, 4:00 pm

Draw 9

Thursday, March 6, 8:00 am

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

Friday, March 7, 12:00 pm

3 vs. 4

Friday, March 7, 12:00 pm

Semifinal

Friday, March 7, 8:00 pm

Final

Saturday, March 8, 3:00 pm

Notes and References

1. Web site: Labatt named presenting sponsor of 2014 Nationals. https://web.archive.org/web/20140108235118/http://www.teamusa.org/Home/USA%20Curling/Features/2013/August/01/Labatt%20named%20presenting%20sponsor%20of%202014%20Nationals. dead. January 8, 2014. 1 August 2013. USA Curling. 8 January 2014.
2. Web site: Qualified teams to the 2014 National Championships. USA Curling. 12 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310164130/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Events/Championships/National-Events/National-Championships/Qualified-Teams. 2016-03-10. dead.
3. Web site: First four teams qualify to 2014 Nationals. https://web.archive.org/web/20140109071746/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2013/November/26/First-four-teams-qualify-to-2014-Nationals. dead. January 9, 2014. 26 November 2013. USA Curling. 8 January 2014.
4. Web site: 2014 United States National Curling Championships – Draw Schedule. 29 January 2014. United States Curling Association. 23 February 2014.
5. Web site: 2014 United States National Curling Championships – Revised Draw due to Winter Storm Titan. 3 March 2014. United States Curling Association. 3 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140717085210/http://2014usacurlingnationals.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014MWdrawSTORMREV.pdf. 2014-07-17. dead.