2015 United States Men's Curling Championship Explained

The 2015 United States Men's Curling Championship was held from February 14 to 21 at the Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It was held in conjunction with the 2015 United States Women's Curling Championship. The winning John Shuster rink went on to represent the United States at the 2015 Ford World Men's Curling Championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Teams

Ten teams participated in the 2015 national championship. The teams are listed as follows:^[1]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Locale	Qualification method
						High Performance Program committee selection
						High Performance Program committee selection
						Order of Merit[2]
						Order of Merit
						Challenge Round
						Challenge Round
						Challenge Round
						Challenge Round
						Challenge Round
						National junior champions

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
	Teams to playoffs
	Teams to tiebreakers

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	8	1	69	46	43	31	11	11	80%
	7	2	70	41	36	34	12	6	87%
	6	3	56	50	35	31	12	10	84%
	4	5	47	50	32	34	17	10	79%
	4	5	49	43	32	30	12	10	80%
	4	5	48	55	27	35	10	5	77%
	4	5	56	56	42	33	9	20	77%
	3	6	42	50	29	32	12	6	78%
	3	6	48	70	35	41	7	7	75%
	2	7	42	66	25	35	14	3	72%

Round-robin results

All draw times listed in Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5).^[3]

Draw 1

Saturday, February 14, 8:30 pm

Draw 2

Sunday, February 15, 12:00 pm

Draw 3

Sunday, February 15, 8:00 pm

Draw 4

Monday, February 16, 12:00 pm

Draw 5

Monday, February 16, 8:00 pm

Draw 6

Tuesday, February 17, 3:00 pm

Draw 7

Wednesday, February 18, 8:00 am

Draw 8

Wednesday, February 18, 4:00 pm

Draw 9

Thursday, February 19, 8:00 am

Tiebreakers

Round 1

Thursday, February 19, 4:00 pm

Round 2

Thursday, February 19, 8:00 pm

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

Friday, February 20, 12:00 pm

3 vs. 4

Friday, February 20, 12:00 pm

Semifinal

Friday, February 20, 8:00 pm

Final

Saturday, February 21, 3:00 pm

Statistics

Perfect games

Player	Team	Position	Shots	Opponent
	Team Brown	Second	16	Team Gemmell
	Team McCormick	Skip	20	Team Corbett
	Team Gemmell	Second	20	Team Pustovar

Notes and References

1. Web site: Qualified teams to the 2015 National Championships. USA Curling. 11 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310164130/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Events/Championships/National-Events/National-Championships/Qualified-Teams. 2016-03-10. dead.
2. Web site: Dec. 22, 2014 OOM Standings. United States Curling Association. 11 February 2015.
3. Web site: 2015 USA Curling National Championships Draw. United States Curling Association. 11 February 2015.