Birr Runner-Up at 2017 USA Men's National Curling Championship

SKIP
Todd
Birr

Third
Rich
Ruohonen

Second
John
Benton

Lead
Tom
O'Connor

Todd Birr (Blaine, MN) lost 8-7 to John Shuster (Duluth, USA) in the Final of the USA Men's National Curling Championship, held February 11 - 18, 2017 in Everett, Washington.

Birr finished 6-3 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Birr defeated Heath McCormick (Blaine, USA) 10-2, then won 8-7 against Stephen Dropkin (Minneapolis, MN). Birr went on to lose 7-6 against Pete Fenson (Bemidji, MN). Birr responded with a 6-5 win over Alex Leichter (Boston, MA). Birr won 8-7 against Hunter Clawson (Laurel, MD). Birr went on to lose 9-4 against Brady Clark (Seattle, WA). Birr responded with a 8-5 win over Craig Brown (Blaine, USA). Birr won 9-1 against Darryl Sobering (Denver, CO). Birr went on to lose 7-6 against Shuster in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the USA Men's National Curling Championship, Birr take home 32.401 world rankings points. Birr move up 5 spots after posting a net gain of 31.399 points improving upon their best results so far this season, ranking 48th overall with 154.265 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Birr ranks 37th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 102.911 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

2025: Korey Dropkin
Korey Dropkin, Thomas Howell, Andrew Stopera, Mark Fenner , Mark Lazar
Duluth, MN
2024: John Shuster
John Shuster, Christopher Plys, Colin Hufman, Matt Hamilton, John Landsteiner
Duluth , MN
2017: John Shuster
John Shuster, Tyler George, Matt Hamilton, John Landsteiner, Joe Polo
Duluth, USA

Winnipeg's Matt Dunstone (Photo: Anil Mungal/GSOC) will be the number two seed in the men's playoff round at the KIOTI GSOC Tahoe beginning Saturday.

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