2013 United States Women's Curling Championship – Qualification

Qualification for the 2013 United States Women's Curling Championship consists of three different paths. Four teams qualified directly through the High Performance Program or the Order of Merit system. The number of the remaining entrants to the national championships will be cut down to six teams through a challenge round held in mid-January.

Qualification system

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Teams will qualify to participate in the women's national championship through the High Performance Program, through the World Curling Tour Order of Merit, or through a challenge round.

Automatic qualification

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Two spots in the nationals were awarded to two teams on the United States Curling Association's High Performance National Program, established as an invitation-based program for the development of the top curling teams in the United States.[1] The teams qualified through the High Performance Program were those skipped by Laura Roessler, who is filling in for normal skip Cassandra Potter, and Allison Pottinger. Two more spots were awarded to the top two women's teams on the World Curling Tour Order of Merit standings table following the conclusion of the Iron Trail Motors Shoot-Out. If one or both of the top teams already qualified for the nationals through the High Performance Program, the spot or spots would have been awarded to the team with the next highest position on the Order of Merit.[2] The teams qualified through the Order of Merit were those skipped by Erika Brown and Patti Lank.

Challenge round

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The remaining six spots in the nationals will be awarded to the teams that earn qualification spots through the challenge round. The challenge round will be held in a triple knockout format, and is an open registration event. The teams that enter the challenge round will be seeded through a strength of field ranking and through a peer ranking. The strength of field ranking will be based on players' participation and performance in national championships and world championships. The seedings will influence the draw of the triple knockout event.[2]

Challenge round

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The challenge round for the women's nationals will be held from January 17 to 21 at the Granite Curling Club in Seattle, Washington.[3] Six teams will advance from the challenge round to the nationals.

Teams

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The teams are listed as follows:[4][5][6]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale
Sarah Anderson Courtney Slata Kathleen Dubberstein Taylor Anderson   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Alexandra Carlson Monica Walker Kendall Moulton-Behm Jordan Moulton   Minneapolis, Minnesota
Cristin Clark Patti Killins Christina Pastula Christie Wilhelmy   Seattle, Washington
Gabrielle Coleman Britt Rjanikov Ann Drummie Mary Shields   San Francisco, California
Casey Cucchiarelli Joyance Meechai Jennifer Cahak Courtney Shaw   New York City, New York
Brigid Ellig Heather Van Sistine Julia Boles Sara Shuster   St. Paul, Minnesota
Emily Good Elizabeth LeBeau Marissa Wright Leslie Frosch   Seattle, Washington
Becca Hamilton Molly Bonner Tara Peterson Sophie Brorson   Madison, Wisconsin
Shelly Kinney Amy Lou Anderson Theresa Hoffoss Julie Smith   Minnesota
Charrissa Lin Sherri Schummer Emilia Juocys Senja Lopac Joni Cotten   New Haven, Connecticut
Maureen Stolt Megan O'Connell Amanda Tucker Victoria Forconi   Minnesota
Sharon Vukich Cynthia Garzina Jennifer Westhagen Cathie Tomlinson   Seattle, Washington
Kimberly Wapola Cynthia Eng-Dinsel Carol Strojny Ann Flis   St. Paul, Minnesota
Courtney George Aileen Sormunen Amanda McLean Julie Lilla Amy Wright   Duluth, Minnesota

Knockout Draw Brackets

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The draw is listed as follows:[7]

A Event

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First Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 1
  Shelly Kinney 8
  Emily Good 4   Shelly Kinney 0
  Courtney George 8
  Courtney George 8
  Sharon Vukich 6   Sarah Anderson 5
  Charrissa Lin 7   Charrissa Lin 7
  Sarah Anderson 5   Sarah Anderson 10
  Gabrielle Coleman 4
First Knockout Semifinals Qualifier 2
  Brigid Ellig 6
  Maureen Stolt 7   Maureen Stolt 6
  Alexandra Carlson 7
  Alexandra Carlson 5
  Casey Cucchiarelli 1   Cristin Clark 3
  Becca Hamilton 9   Becca Hamilton 6
  Cristin Clark 6   Cristin Clark 7
  Kimberly Wapola 2

B Event

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Second Knockout Quarterfinals Semifinals Qualifier 3
  Sarah Anderson 6
  Becca Hamilton 9
  Maureen Stolt 6
  Sharon Vukich 5   Gabrielle Coleman 5
  Gabrielle Coleman 11   Maureen Stolt 4
  Becca Hamilton 12
  Emily Good 3
  Becca Hamilton 8
Second Knockout Quarterfinals Semifinals Qualifier 4
  Cristin Clark 5
  Shelly Kinney 6
  Shelly Kinney 8
  Casey Cucchiarelli 6   Kimberly Wapola 4
  Kimberly Wapola 9   Shelly Kinney 6
  Charrissa Lin 4
  Brigid Ellig 10
  Charrissa Lin 11

C Event

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Third Knockout Quarterfinals Semifinals Qualifier 5
  Cristin Clark 5
  Maureen Stolt 4
  Maureen Stolt 7
  Sharon Vukich 6
  Brigid Ellig 1
  Sharon Vukich 7   Sharon Vukich 8
  Kimberly Wapola 6
Third Knockout Quarterfinals Semifinals Qualifier 6
  Sarah Anderson 6
  Charrissa Lin 5
  Charrissa Lin 10
  Emily Good 9
  Emily Good 12
  Casey Cucchiarelli 7   Casey Cucchiarelli 8
  Gabrielle Coleman 3

Knockout results

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All draw times listed in Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8).[8]

Draw 1

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Friday, January 18, 9:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Sharon Vukich 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6
  Charrissa Lin   3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 7
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Casey Cucchiarelli 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X X 1
  Becca Hamilton   2 0 1 2 0 1 3 X X X 9
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Sarah Anderson   1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 5
  Gabrielle Coleman 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Cristin Clark   1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 X 6
  Kimberly Wapola 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 2
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Brigid Ellig   0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 6
  Maureen Stolt 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 X 7

Draw 2

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Friday, January 18, 2:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Shelly Kinney 1 0 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 X 8
  Emily Good 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 X 4
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Maureen Stolt 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 6
  Alexandra Carlson 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 7
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Charrissa Lin 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 7
  Sarah Anderson 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 10

Draw 3

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Friday, January 18, 7:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Kimberly Wapola 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 9
  Casey Cucchiarelli   0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 6
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Becca Hamilton 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 6
  Cristin Clark   1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 7
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Gabrielle Coleman 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 2 2 X 11
  Sharon Vukich   2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 5
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Shelly Kinney 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X X 0
  Courtney George   2 1 0 2 3 X X X X X 8

Draw 4

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Saturday, January 19, 9:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Maureen Stolt 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 6
  Gabrielle Coleman   2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Brigid Ellig 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 2 1 X 10
  Charrissa Lin   5 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 X 11
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Shelly Kinney   0 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 1 X 8
  Kimberley Wapola 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Emily Good   1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 3
  Becca Hamilton 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 X 8

Draw 5

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Saturday, January 19, 2:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Alexandra Carlson   1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 5
  Cristin Clark 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Maureen Stolt 4 0 0 3 0 0 5 X X X 12
  Becca Hamilton   0 1 1 0 1 1 0 X X X 4
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Sharon Vukich   0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 6
  Kimberly Wapola 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 7
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Courtney George   1 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 X X 8
  Sarah Anderson 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 X X 5
Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Casey Cucchiarelli 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 X 7
  Gabrielle Coleman   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 X 3

Draw 6

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Saturday, January 19, 7:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Shelly Kinney 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 6
  Charrissa Lin   1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Brigid Ellig 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X X 1
  Sharon Vukich   1 1 2 0 1 1 2 X X X 8
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Emily Good 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 5 12
  Casey Cucchiarelli   0 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 8

Draw 7

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Sunday, January 20, 9:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Maureen Stolt 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 7
  Sharon Vukich   0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 6
Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Cristin Clark   1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5
  Shelly Kinney 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 6
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Sarah Anderson 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 6
  Becca Hamilton   1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 9
Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Charrissa Lin   4 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 10
  Emily Good 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 3 0 9

Draw 8

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Sunday, January 20, 2:00 pm

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Charrissa Lin 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 5
  Sarah Anderson   0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 6
Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Maureen Stolt 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
  Cristin Clark   1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5

References

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  1. ^ "Eight teams invited to High Performance National Program" (PDF). United States Curling Association. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b "2012–2013 USCA Rules of Curling and Competition" (PDF). United States Curling Association. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  3. ^ "2012 – 2013 USCA Championships Schedule" (PDF). United States Curling Association. 28 December 2012. p. 7. Retrieved 29 December 2012.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "2012 – 2013 USCA Championships Schedule" (PDF). United States Curling Association. 28 December 2012. pp. 28–30. Retrieved 29 December 2012.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "US Women's Challenge Round Teams". Granite Curling Club of Seattle. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  6. ^ Kolesar, Terry (18 December 2012). "CURLING: Eight teams now qualified to 2013 USA Curling Nationals Championships presented by Brooms Up Curling Supplies". USOC Press Box. Archived from the original on April 16, 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  7. ^ "US Women's Challenge Round Full Draw". Granite Curling Club of Seattle. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  8. ^ "US Women's Challenge Round Games". Granite Curling Club of Seattle. Retrieved 29 December 2012.