Rich Ruohonen (Chaska, USA) lost
8-4 to
John Shuster (Duluth, USA) in the Final of the USA Curling National Championships, held February 9 - 16, 2019 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. To advance to the championship game, Ruohonen won
6-5 over
Todd Birr (Blaine, MN) in the semifinals of the 2019 USA Curling National Championships in Kalamazoo, Michigan;
Ruohonen finished 8-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ruohonen defeated
Birr 9-5, then won
9-3 against
Jed Brundidge (St. Paul, MN) and
8-3 against
Mark Fenner (Chaska, USA). Ruohonen won
5-2 against
Brandon Corbett (Rochester, NY). Ruohonen went on to lose
8-3 against
Shuster. Ruohonen responded with a
9-2 win over
Samuel Strouse (Midland, MI). Ruohonen won
7-6 against
Scott Dunnam (Dresher, PA), then won
8-2 against
Steven Birklid (Seattle, WA) and
9-6 against
Chase Sinnett (Medfield, MA) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the USA Curling National Championships, Ruohonen take home
28.936 world rankings points. For week 27 of the event schedule, Ruohonen did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Ruohonen ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
