2018 US Open of Curling
# 2018 US Open of Curling

The 2018 US Open of Curling was held from December 31, 2017, to January 2, 2018.

## Men

### Teams

| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Todd Birr | John Benton | Hunter Clawson | Tom O'Connor | Blaine, Minnesota |
| Adam Casey | Brock Montgomery | Shaun Meachem | Dustin Kidby | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Nick Connolly | Chase Sinnett | Andrew Dunam | Jonathan Harstad | Seattle, Washington |
| Scott Dunnam | Cody Clouser | Trevor Host | Ethan Meyers | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Pete Fenson | Shawn Rojeski | Mark Fenner | Alex Fenson | Bemidji, Minnesota |
| Colton Flasch | Kevin Marsh | Dan Marsh | Trent Knapp | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Heath McCormick | Chris Plys | Korey Dropkin | Thomas Howell | Blaine, Minnesota |
| Sean Beighton (Fourth) | Kroy Nernberger (Skip) | Derrick McLean | Quinn Evenson | Blaine, Minnesota |
| Cameron Rittenour | Jed Brundidge | Evan Workin | Jordan Brown | Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| Greg Persinger (Fourth) | Rich Ruohonen (Skip) | Colin Hufman | Phil Tilker | Seattle, Washington |
| John Shuster | Tyler George | Joe Polo | John Landsteiner | Duluth, Minnesota |
| Andrew Stopera | Luc Violette | Ben Richardson | Graem Fenson | Chicago, Illinois |

### Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | Heath McCormick | Heath McCormick | 5 | | | |
| Colton Flasch | Colton Flasch | 4 | Rich Ruohonen | Rich Ruohonen | 2 | | | |
| Rich Ruohonen | Rich Ruohonen | 6 | | | | Heath McCormick | Heath McCormick | 6 |
| | | | | | | Adam Casey | Adam Casey | 5 |
| | | | Adam Casey | Adam Casey | 7 | | | |
| Todd Birr | Todd Birr | 5 | Todd Birr | Todd Birr | 2 | | | |
| Pete Fenson | Pete Fenson | 3 | | | | | | |

## Women

### Teams

| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Sarah Anderson | Jenna Martin | Natalie Nicholson | Taylor Anderson | Blaine, Minnesota |
| Regan Birr | Emily Quello | Courtney Oskaken | Patti Olson | Blaine, Minnesota |
| Cora Farrell | Lexi Langian | Cait Flannery | Rebecca Miles | Blaine, Minnesota |
| Susan Froud | Lauren Horton | Margot Flemming | Megan Arnold | Waterloo, Ontario |
| Ann Podoll | Carissa Muller | Rachel Workin | Christina Lammers | Fargo, North Dakota |
| Allison Pottinger | Courtney George | Jordan Moulton | Stephanie Senneker | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Darcy Robertson | Karen Klein | Vanessa Foster | Theresa Cannon | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Nina Roth | Tabitha Peterson | Aileen Geving | Becca Hamilton | Blaine, Minnesota |
| Jamie Sinclair | Alexandra Carlson | Vicky Persinger | Monica Walker | Blaine, Minnesota |
| Briar Hürlimann (Fourth) | Elena Stern (Skip) | Lisa Gisler | Céline Koller | Wetzikon, Switzerland |

### Knockout brackets

**A Event**

| First Knockout | First Knockout | First Knockout | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | Nina Roth | Nina Roth | 6 | | | | | | |
| Regan Birr | Regan Birr | 5 | Cora Farrell | Cora Farrell | 3 | | | | | | |
| Cora Farrell | Cora Farrell | 6 | | | | Nina Roth | Nina Roth | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | Susan Froud | Susan Froud | 7 | | | |
| | | | Susan Froud | Susan Froud | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | Sarah Anderson | Sarah Anderson | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Susan Froud | Susan Froud | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | Allison Pottinger | Allison Pottinger | 2 |
| | | | Jamie Sinclair | Jamie Sinclair | 7 | | | | | | |
| Elena Stern | Elena Stern | 5 | Elena Stern | Elena Stern | 2 | | | | | | |
| Ann Podoll | Ann Podoll | 3 | | | | Jamie Sinclair | Jamie Sinclair | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | Allison Pottinger | Allison Pottinger | 7 | | | |
| | | | Darcy Robertson | Darcy Robertson | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Allison Pottinger | Allison Pottinger | 5 | | | | | | |

**B Event**

| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Regan Birr | Regan Birr | 1 | | | | | | |
| Sarah Anderson | Sarah Anderson | 9 | Sarah Anderson | Sarah Anderson | 0 | | | |
| | | | Jamie Sinclair | Jamie Sinclair | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | | Jamie Sinclair | Jamie Sinclair | 4 |
| Darcy Robertson | Darcy Robertson | 7 | | | | Nina Roth | Nina Roth | 6 |
| Ann Podoll | Ann Podoll | 2 | Nina Roth | Nina Roth | 7 | | | |
| | | | Darcy Robertson | Darcy Robertson | 6 | | | |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 |
| | | | Elena Stern | Elena Stern | 2 |
| Elena Stern | Elena Stern | 6 | Allison Pottinger | Allison Pottinger | 6 |
| Cora Farrell | Cora Farrell | 3 | | | |

**C Event**

| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | Ann Podoll | Ann Podoll | 4 | | | |
| Regan Birr | Regan Birr | 6 | Cora Farrell | Cora Farrell | 5 | | | |
| Ann Podoll | Ann Podoll | 8 | | | | Jamie Sinclair | Jamie Sinclair | 10 |
| | | | | | | Cora Farrell | Cora Farrell | 3 |
| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Qualifier 5 | Qualifier 5 | Qualifier 5 |
| | | | Darcy Robertson | Darcy Robertson | 7 |
| Sarah Anderson | Sarah Anderson | 6 | Elena Stern | Elena Stern | 4 |
| Darcy Robertson | Darcy Robertson | 8 | | | |

### Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | Susan Froud | Susan Froud | 3 | | | |
| Darcy Robertson | Darcy Robertson | 2 | Jamie Sinclair | Jamie Sinclair | 5 | | | |
| Jamie Sinclair | Jamie Sinclair | 6 | | | | Jamie Sinclair | Jamie Sinclair | 5 |
| | | | | | | Nina Roth | Nina Roth | 1 |
| | | | Allison Pottinger | Allison Pottinger | 5 | | | |
| | | | Nina Roth | Nina Roth | 6 | | | |
