Stopera Runner-Up at 2026 USA Curling National Championships

[[2:26.4000]] Stopera Runner-Up at 2026 USA Curling National Championships

Duluth, Minnesota

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SKIP
Andrew
Stopera

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Third
Thomas
Howell

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Second
Mark
Fenner

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Lead
Lance
Wheeler

Games:	9
Record:	7W - 2L
PF/G:	9.61
PA/G:	6.10
Hammer Efficiency:	0.46
Steal Defense:	0.09
Force Efficiency:	0.59
Steal Efficiency:	0.34

Andrew Stopera (Duluth, MN) lost 7-6 to John Shuster (Duluth, MN) in the Final of the USA Curling National Championships, held February 23 - March 1, 2026 at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, United States.

Stopera are currently . In their opening game, Stopera plays Elliott Mansell (Denver, CO) on Monday at 7pm Wesley Wendling (Chaska, MN) on Tuesday at 2pm Timothy Hodek (Fargo, ND) on Wednesday at 8am and Scott Dunnam (Philadelphia, PA) at 4pm and Scott Dunnam (Philadelphia, PA) at 4pm and Scott Dunnam (Philadelphia, PA) at 4pm and Scott Dunnam (Philadelphia, PA) at 4pm.

With their runner-up finish at the USA Curling National Championships, Stopera take home 26.400 world rankings points, moving up 5 spots the World Ranking Standings into 44th place overall with 95.350 total points. Stopera ranks 44th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 95.350 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2026	17	22	0	0.436	1-0	0-2	0-0	0-0	0-1

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2026	294	212	206	7.21	7.01	0.20	4.15	4.46	1.74	1.57	1.39

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2026	151	165	45	26	10-1	5-1	30-4	1.09	0.30	0.36	0.24

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2026	143	47	161	15	1-3	2-10	7-37	0.33	1.13	0.47	0.23

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