Heath McCormick (Blaine, USA) lost
7-5 to
Rich Ruohonen (Seattle, WA) in the Final of the USA Men's National Championship, held March 3 - 10, 2018 in Fargo, North Dakota. To advance to the championship game, McCormick won
8-1 over
Todd Birr (Blaine, MN) in the semifinals of the 2018 USA Men's National Championship in Fargo, North Dakota;
McCormick finished 8-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McCormick defeated
Scott Dunnam (Philadelphia, PA) 11-4, then went on to lose
8-3 against
Ruohonen. McCormick responded with a
6-2 win over
Birr. McCormick won
5-4 against
Kroy Nernberger (Blaine, MN), then won
7-3 against
Tucker Smith (Bismarck, ND) and
5-4 against
Pete Fenson (Bemidji, MN). McCormick won
10-3 against
Jed Brundidge (Sioux Falls, SD), then won
9-4 against
Alex Leichter (Boston, MA) and
8-3 against
Nicholas Connolly (Seattle, WA) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the USA Men's National Championship, McCormick take home
26.491 world rankings points. McCormick move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 24.003 points improving upon their best results so far this season, ranking 19th overall with
336.958 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. McCormick ranks 22nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
151.968 points earned so far this season.
